Why Presidential Speech Locations Matter Analyzing Speechmaking from Truman to Obama /

• Main Author: O'Brien, Shannon Bow (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Evolving American Presidency
• Subjects: United States-Politics and government.; Political leadership.; Legislative bodies.; Political communication.; Cultural policy.; Political science.; US Politics.; Political Leadership.; Legislative and Executive Politics.; Political Communication.; Cultural Policy and Politics.; Governance and Government.

This book explores speeches by American presidents. Domestic public presidential speechmaking helps us understand the pressures, priorities, and targeted audiences of different presidencies. Many administrations generally work to reinforce already existing support though some may try to reach out to...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Overview
• 2. Growth in Speechmaking
• 3. Census Regions
• 4. Media Markets
• 5. Electoral College Results
• 6. Presidents Abroad: Foreign Speeches
• 7. All Work and No Play: How Presidents Use Vacation Locations
• 8. Conclusion.