Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address: A Study of Its Composition.

Ryan, Halford Ross

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ERIC Number: EJ248359

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address: A Study of Its Composition.

Ryan, Halford Ross

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v67 n2 p157-66 May 1981

Studies the composition of Roosevelt's fourth inaugural address from its inception to its delivery on January 20, 1945. Clarifies the confusion about authorship and analyzes the speech drafts to determine which thoughts were FDR's and which were contributed by speech writers. Includes verbatim transcript of the address. (PD)

Descriptors: Political Issues, Presidents, Rhetorical Criticism, Speeches, United States History, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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