Republican Orators from Eisenhower to Trump (Rhetoric, Politics and Society)

This is the first thorough and systematic interrogation of Republican Party oratory and rhetoric that examines a series of leading figures in American conservative politics. It asks: How do leading Republican Party figures communicate with and influence their audiences?; What makes a successful speech, and why do some speeches fail to resonate? Most importantly, it also investigates why orators use different styles of communication with different audiences, such as the Senate, party conventions, public meetings, and through the media. By doing so it shines important new light into conservative politics from the era of Eisenhower to the more brutal politics of Donald Trump. The book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of US politics, contemporary US history, and rhetoric and communication studies (from back cover) Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Andrew S. Crines, Sophia Hatzisavvidou)....Pages 1-10 The Oratory of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mara Oliva)....Pages 11-39 The Oratory of Barry Goldwater (Andrew Taylor)....Pages 41-66 The Oratory of Richard Nixon (Pete Woodcock)....Pages 67-85 The Oratory of Ronald Reagan (Matthew W. Klingbeil, John Clyde Russell, Mary E. Stuckey)....Pages 87-104 The Oratory of Robert Dole (Jerry L. Miller)....Pages 105-127 The Oratory of George H.W. Bush (Matthew Lakin)....Pages 129-150 The Oratory of Dan Quayle (Timothy Heppell)....Pages 151-173 The Oratory of Newt Gingrich (Gregory Koger)....Pages 175-192 The Oratory of George W. Bush (Jon Herbert)....Pages 193-224 The Oratory of Condoleezza Rice (Clodagh Harrington)....Pages 225-244 The Oratory of John McCain (Kenneth Fernandez)....Pages 245-270 The Oratory of Sarah Palin (Sophia Hatzisavvidou)....Pages 271-290 The Oratory of Donald Trump (Andrew S. Crines, David P. Dolowitz)....Pages 291-318 Conclusion: Oratory and Rhetoric in Republican Party Politics (Sophia Hatzisavvidou, Andrew S. Crines)....Pages 319-322 Back Matter ....Pages 323-326 Annotation This is a thorough and systematic interrogation of Republican Party oratory and rhetoric that examines a series of leading figures in American conservative politics. It asks: How do leading Republican Party figures communicate with and influence their audiences?; What makes a successful speech, and why do some speeches fail to resonate? Most importantly, it also investigates why orators use different styles of communication with different audiences, such as the Senate, party conventions, public meetings, and through the media. By doing so it shines important new light into conservative politics from the era of Eisenhower to the more brutal politics of Donald Trump