Presidents in culture : the meaning of presidential communication / David Michael Ryfe. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryfe, David, 1966-

Series:

Frontiers in political communication, 1525-9730 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--History.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Language--History.

Communication in politics--United States--History.

Communication in politics.

Political oratory--United States--History.

Political oratory.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History.

Rhetoric.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History.

Mass media.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 249 p. )

Other Title:

Presidents in Culture : The Meaning of Presidential Communication {Frontiers in Political Communication, 1525-9730 ; V. 9}

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this book, David Michael Ryfe argues that although presidential rhetoric has many meanings, one of the most important is how it rhetorically constructs the practice of presidential communication itself. Drawing upon an examination of presidential rhetoric in the twentieth century - from Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt, from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton - Ryfe surveys the shifting meaning of presidential communication. In doing so, he reveals that the so-called public or rhetorical presidency is not one fixed entity, but rather a continuously negotiated discursive construct."--Jacket.

Contents:

Meaning in Presidential communication

'The vital connection': progressive Presidential communication ; A progressive view of political communication ; 'A fundamental fight for morality': Roosevelt's 'swing the circle' ; Sawing wood: Wilson institutionalizes the press conference ; Beyond progressive presidential communication

'The people are with you and what else matters?' ; Presidential communication in a media culture ; A culture of sound and sight ; The Fireside chats ; Presidential communication as mass culture

'It's a technical problem': presidential communication in a culture of expertise ; Presidential communication as crafted talk ; "Fulfilling the needs of a great industrial organization": Eisenhower's Fireside chats ; The dramatic theater of JFK's televised press conferences ; Spin control: Ronald Reagan's campaign for tax reform ; Democracy without citizens

"Feeling your pain:" presidential communication in a populist era ; Presidential communication through a populist lens ; Getting real: President Carter's town meetings ; Getting personal: President Clinton's town meetings ; Professionalism and authenticity ; Culture and presidential communication.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-243) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8204-8088-6