James C. Humes

Presidents and Their Pens (eBook, PDF)

The Story of White House Speechwriters

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick" speech, Eisenhower's farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton's compassionate words in the wake of tragedy. Confidant and wordsmith to five Republican presidents (Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush), professor of language and noted historian James C. Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Readers will find out how FDR brought down the house with humor, how "Give 'em hell" Harry Truman planned his Whistle-Stop Tours, and how Ronald Reagan defied his advisors to make history at the Berlin Wall. Presenting stories of greatness as well as tragically unfulfilled promise, Presidents and Their Pens also features an introduction by author and historian Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761883579
• Artikelnr.: 74848361

Autorenporträt

James C. Humes, White House speechwriter for Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Reagan, has practiced the art of public speaking as an attorney, lecturer, diplomat, and Pennsylvania State Legislator. The author of 38 books, Humes wrote the Pulitzer-nominated biography Churchill, Speaker of the Century, which won an Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award. Other Humes titles include Churchill, The Prophetic Statesman;Target Churchill (with Warren Adler); Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers; The Reagan Persuasion: Charm, Deliver and Inspire a Winning Message; My Fellow Americans: Presidential Addresses That Shaped History; and Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political Adventures. Currently a Fellow at the University of Colorado, Humes has shared his expertise on American government as guest lecturer at more than 30 universities in Asia and Latin America, on behalf of the U.S. State Department.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower Chapter One
George Washington's Farewell Address Chapter Two
Thomas Jefferson
A Revolutionary Becomes a Reconciler Chapter Three
James Monroe Defines U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter Four
Andrew Jackson, American Folk Hero Chapter Five
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Chapter Six
Grover Cleveland
A Light on a Dark Street Chapter Seven
Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Speech Chapter Eight
Pacifist Woodrow Wilson Declares War Chapter Nine
Warren Harding Revisited Chapter Ten
Calvin Coolidge, Philosopher from Vermont Chapter Eleven
FDR
Recovery in Peace and Victory in War Chapter Twelve
Harry Truman Extends America's Promise Chapter Thirteen
President Eisenhower's Prophesies Chapter Fourteen
John F. Kennedy
Symbol over Substance Chapter Fifteen
President Lyndon Johnson Declares His Dream for a Great Society Chapter Sixteen
Richard Nixon Mobilizes the Silent Majority Chapter Seventeen
Gerald Ford Shares Healing Words Chapter Eighteen
Jimmy Carter Delivers His "Malaise" Address Chapter Nineteen
Ronald Reagan Becomes the Champion of the Free World Chapter Twenty
George H.W. Bush Delivers His Kinder and Gentler Inaugural Chapter Twenty
One
Bill Clinton Manifests Communication Magic in Oklahoma Chapter Twenty
Two
The Second Bush Issue: An Historic Summons to the Free World Chapter Twenty
Three
Barack Obama, a Promising President? Bibliography