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The modern presidency & civil rights : rhetoric on race from Roosevelt to Nixon /
"Every President since Franklin Roosevelt has confronted civil rights issues during his tenure in the White House, and most have faced intense demands to speak publicly about the nation's racial problems and possible solutions. Indeed, modern American presidents have become a major focal p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2001.
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| Colección: | Presidential rhetoric series ;
no. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Every President since Franklin Roosevelt has confronted civil rights issues during his tenure in the White House, and most have faced intense demands to speak publicly about the nation's racial problems and possible solutions. Indeed, modern American presidents have become a major focal point for the civil rights struggle." "In The Modern Presidency and Civil Rights, Garth E. Pauley examines modern presidents' communicative and symbolic involvement in these matters, focusing on four crucial speeches, the circumstances surrounding them, and their effect on public attitudes and policy."--Jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (259 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1585441074 9781585441075 1585449016 9781585449019 |