Presidential Press Conferences: A Critical Approach

by Carolyn D. Smith

In this timely new book, Carolyn Smith develops a methodology for the study and criticism of presidential press conferences. Moving away from the traditional method of studying the presidential rhetoric of prepared speeches, Smith proposes methods of criticism for the quasi-spontaneous environment of the press conference where the control of messages is divided between the president and the press. The book offers a detailed critical assessment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275935744
• ISBN13: 9780275935740
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"