Slipping the Surly Bonds

Reagan's Challenger Address
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-58544-512-7
Verlag: Texas A&M University Press

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

Millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, watched in horror as the Challenger shuttle capsule exploded on live television on January 28, 1986. Coupled with that awful image in Americans' memory is the face of President Ronald Reagan addressing the public hours later with words that spoke to the nation's shock and mourning. Focusing on the text of Reagan's speech, author Mary Stuckey shows how President Reagan's reputation as ""the Great Communicator"" adds significance to our understanding of his rhetoric on one of the most momentous occasions of his administration.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stuckey, Mary E

Über Autor(innen)

MARY E. STUCKEY, who holds a joint appointment in the political science and communication departments at Georgia State University, is a prolific author on the subject of the presidency and serves as book review editor of the journal Rhetoric and Public Affairs. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.