Presidential debate negotiation from 1960 to 1988 : setting the stage for prime-time clashes / John W. Self.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Self, John W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--History--20th century.

Presidents.

Television in politics.

History.

Campaign debates.

United States.

Campaign debates--United States--History--20th century.

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

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

Rhetoric.

Rhetoric--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

v, 267 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

Since their inception, the presidential debates Americans have watched on television were carefully negotiated. This book closely examines a previously unexamined type of political communication, presidential debate negotiation. While it has been widely known that all general election presidential debates since 1960 have been negotiated by the participating candidates, no one has ever completed a systematic study of them. In particular, the 1960, 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988 negotiations were examined in detail. For each of these election cycles, a comprehensive narrative of what occurred during the pre-debate negotiations was constructed based on primary source materials, media accounts, and other secondary sources. Comparisons across election cycles were made in order to draw some conclusions about presidential debate negotiation. Presidential debate negotiations are not just negotiations, but rather also a form of political rhetoric for several different players. The research concluded that that there are five contexts in which presidential debate rhetoric occurs and the rhetoric is aimed at two audiences. Within each context, the functions and strategies of the rhetoric were discussed and explained from the perspective of the sponsor of the debate(s), the candidates and their representatives, as well as the media.

Contents:

1 Why Study Presidential Debate Negotiation? 1

2 1960: Nixon v. Kennedy 21

3 1976: Ford v. Carter 51

4 1980: Reagan v. Anderson v. Carter 85

5 1984: Reagan v. Mondale 135

6 1988: Bush v. Dukakis 161

7 Analysis 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Self, John W., author. Presidential debate negotiation from 1960 to 1988

ISBN:

9781498520317

1498520316

OCLC:

958779098

Publisher Number:

99970424009