Speaking with the people's voice : how presidents invoke public opinion / Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drury, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter, author.

Series:

Presidential rhetoric and political communication ; Volume 23.

Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication ; Volume 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Political leadership--United States.

Political leadership.

Persuasion (Rhetoric)--Political aspects--United States.

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Political oratory--United States.

Political oratory.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The role of public opinion in American democracy has been a central concern of scholars who frequently examine how public opinion influences policy makers and how politicians, especially presidents, try to shape public opinion. But in Speaking with the People's Voice: How Presidents Invoke Public Opinion, Jeffrey P. Mehltretter Drury asks a different question that adds an important new dimension to the study of public opinion: How do presidents rhetorically use public opinion in their speeches?In a careful analysis supported by case studies and discrete examples, Drury

Contents:

The symbolic sovereignty of the people

Driving the bandwagon

Hail (to) the people

Political correctives

The presidential balancing act

Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-135-5

OCLC:

874963144