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Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda
Whitford, Andrew B.; Yates, Jeff
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Description for Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda
In evaluating the data, this sophisticated study of presidential leadership shows clearly that with careful consideration of issues and pronouncements a president can effectively harness the bully pulpit to drive policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24, 24 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
The bully pulpit is one of the modern president's most powerful tools-and one of the most elusive to measure. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda uses the war on drugs as a case study to explore whether and how a president's public statements affect the formation and carrying out of policy in the United States. When in June 1971 President Richard M. Nixon initiated the modern war on drugs, he did so with rhetorical flourish and force, setting in motion a federal policy that has been largely followed for more than three decades. Using qualitative and quantitative measurements, ... Read more
The bully pulpit is one of the modern president's most powerful tools-and one of the most elusive to measure. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda uses the war on drugs as a case study to explore whether and how a president's public statements affect the formation and carrying out of policy in the United States. When in June 1971 President Richard M. Nixon initiated the modern war on drugs, he did so with rhetorical flourish and force, setting in motion a federal policy that has been largely followed for more than three decades. Using qualitative and quantitative measurements, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893469
SKU
V9780801893469
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About Whitford, Andrew B.; Yates, Jeff
Andrew B. Whitford is a professor of public administration and policy at the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs. Jeff Yates is a professor of political science at Binghamton University and the author of Popular Justice: Presidential Prestige and Executive Success in the Supreme Court.
Reviews for Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda
"Original and important. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda is a well-conceived contribution to the literature on the rhetorical presidency and bureaucratic action." - Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College"