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The anti-intellectual presidency

by Lim, Elvin T.,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Oxford University Press, (Oxford ; | New York :) Physical details: xviii, 178 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Presidents -- United States -- History. | Presidents -- United States -- Language -- History. | Presidents -- United States -- Intellectual life. | Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History. | Communication in politics -- United States -- History. | Political oratory -- United States -- History. | United States -- Politics and government. | United States -- Intellectual life. | Electronic books.
Year: 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem of presidential rhetoric -- The linguistic simplification of presidential rhetoric -- The anti-intellectual speechwriters -- The substantive impoverishment of presidential rhetoric -- Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency -- Indicting the anti-intellectual presidency -- Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency -- Appendix I : the General Inquirer (GI) -- Appendix II : definitions of General Inquirer categories used -- Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006 -- Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005 -- Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed -- Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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