The anti-intellectual presidency the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush Lim, Elvin T. 1976- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2008 monographic eng
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xviii, 178 p. : ill. 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. Elvin T. Lim. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- 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 E176.1 .L457 2008eb 973.09/9 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10254437 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10254437 CaPaEBR 071210 ebr10254437