Democratic Orators from JFK to Barack Obama (eBook)

Andrew S. Crines is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Liverpool and is co-editor of two volumes entitled Labour Orators from Bevan to Miliband and Conservative Orators from Baldwin to Cameron. He has published widely in leading national and international journals including Politics and Religion, Global Discourse, and Political Quarterly. He tweets at @AndrewCrines.David S. Moon is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath. His research focuses on ideological conflict within political parties, post-structuralist theory, political rhetoric, and oratory. He has contributed book chapters to edited collections on oratory and social democratic politics, and published articles in academic journals including Politics, Public Policy and Administration and Subjectivity.Robert Lehrman is a professor of public communication at the American University, Washington D.C., USA. He is a speechwriter for numerous Democratic Party figures and the author of The Political Speechwriter's Companion .

List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction; Andrew S. Crines and Robert Lehrman1. The Oratory of John F. Kennedy; Robert Lehrman2. The Oratory of Lynton B. Johnson; Andrew Taylor3. The Oratory of Robert Kennedy; Brendan Evans4. The Oratory of Jimmy Carter; Donna Jackson and Robert Lehrman5. The Oratory of Edward Kennedy; Timothy Heppell6. The Oratory of Bill Clinton; Jon Herbert7. The Oratory of Al Gore; Robert Busby8. The Oratory of John Edwards; David S Moon9. The Oratory of John Kerry; Jon Roper10. The Oratory of Jessie Jackson; Felicia R. Stewart 11. The Oratory of Hillary Clinton; Mark Bennister12. The Oratory of Barack Obama; Robert Lehrman and Andrew S CrinesConclusion; David S. MoonBibliographyIndex