Notable Speeches in Contemporary Presidential Campaigns

by Robert V. Friedenberg

Book Overview

Though many studies of contemporary campaigns focus on brief political advertisements and the growing impact of technology on contemporary campaigns, the definitive statements of most candidates are still made in public addresses. Friedenberg examines the first public address made by an American presidential candidate on his own behalf. The circumstances giving rise to William Henry Harrison's 1840 address, and the themes that he developed in that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275975738
• ISBN13: 9780275975739
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"