The presidency, in Theodore Roosevelt's famous words, is a "Bully Pulpit." Humes, a former White House speechwriter, here gives us a unique perspective on presidential speech writing. No other book has examined the major presidential addresses--their construction and their impact--as history, and no one has studied the presidency from this vantage point. This is a vital study of American political history seen through the prism of selected presidential addresses. It reveals how presidents used major addresses to give a theme for their administration, to introduce history-making legislation or programs, or to rally a majority of the nation behind their policies.
| Author | James C. Humes |
| Publisher | Greenwood Publishing Group |
| Release Date | 1992 |
| ISBN | 0275935078 |
| Pages | 287 pages |
| Rating | 4/5 (78 users) |
