Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ240155
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Calendrical Rite of the Ascension to Power.
Finkelstein, Leo, Jr.
Western Journal of Speech Communication, v45 n1 p51-59 Win 1981
Compares presidential inaugural addresses before and after 1932 in terms of rhetorical style and substance. Presents the stylistic response of the latter group to a new rhetorical situation characterized by audience heterogeneity and the need for ritualistic unity. (JMF)
Descriptors: Audiences, Content Analysis, Politics, Presidents, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Speeches
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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