Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

The anti-intellectual presidency, the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush, Elvin T. Lim

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-174) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The anti-intellectual presidency

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185026531

Elvin T. Lim

the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush

The problem of presidential rhetoric -- The linguistic simplification of presidential rhetoric -- The anti-intellectual speechwriters -- The substantive impoverishment of presidential rhetoric -- Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency -- Indicting the anti-intellectual presidency -- Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency -- Appendix I : the General inquirer (GI) -- Appendix II : definitions of General inquirer categories used -- Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006 -- Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005 -- Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed -- Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score