The rhetorical presidency of George H.W. Bush / edited by Martin J. Medhurst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Medhurst, Martin J.

Series:

Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 14.

Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George, 1924-2018--Oratory.

Bush, George.

Bush, George, 1924-2018--Language.

Bush, George, 1924-2018.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Rhetoric.

Rhetoric--Political aspects.

Oratory.

United States.

History.

Communication in politics--United States--History--20th century.

Communication in politics.

Political leadership--United States--History--20th century.

Political leadership.

United States--Politics and government--1989-1993.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

207 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2006]

Contents:

Why rhetoric matters : George H.W. Bush in the White House / by Martin J. Medhurst

George Bush's struggle with the "vision thing" / by Catherine L. Langford

And the wall came tumbling down : Bush's rhetoric of silence during German reunification / by William Forrest Harlow

Agency and agent in George Bush's Gulf War rhetoric / by Rachel Martin Harlow

The new world order : President Bush and the post-Cold War era / by Roy Joseph

Political truancy : George Bush's claim to the mantle of "education president" / by Holly G. McIntush

Prudence, procrastination, or politics : George Bush and the Earth Summit of 1992 / by Martín Carcasson

George Bush and the religious right / by Amy Tilton Jones

Economically speaking : George Bush and the price of perception / by Wynton C. Hall

Afterword : evaluating the rhetorical presidency of George H.W. Bush / by Martin J. Medhurst.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1585444715

OCLC:

61229644