The Resource White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters, Robert Schlesinger
White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters, Robert Schlesinger
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- Summary
- Evaluates the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters and offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 581 pages
- Note
- "From FDR to George W. Bush"--Jacket
- Contents
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- Introduction: The coming of the "literary clerk"
- "Grace, take a law"
- "Missouri English"
- "Sometimes you sure get tired of all this clackety-clack"
- The age of Sorensen
- "Now that's what I call a news lead"
- "Concern for image must rank with concern for substance"
- "Go back and give me one speech, not two speeches"
- "Don't give any explanation. Just say I cancelled the damn speech"
- The musketeers
- "I'm not going to dance on the Berlin Wall"
- "No, no, no, this is a speech
- I just want to talk to people"
- "The Troika"
- Isbn
- 9780743291699
- Label
- White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters
- Title
- White House ghosts
- Title remainder
- presidents and their speechwriters
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Schlesinger
- Title variation
- Presidents and their speechwriters
- Subject
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- Biographies
- History
- Interviews
- Interviews
- Political oratory -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects | History
- American speeches -- History and criticism
- Speechwriting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Speechwriters -- United States -- Interviews
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Evaluates the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters and offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schlesinger, Robert
- Dewey number
- 973.09/9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E176.1
- LC item number
- .S345 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Presidents
- Presidents
- Rhetoric
- Political oratory
- Speechwriting
- Speechwriters
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Presidents
- Rhetoric
- American speeches
- United States
- Label
- White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters, Robert Schlesinger
- Note
- "From FDR to George W. Bush"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-558) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The coming of the "literary clerk" -- "Grace, take a law" -- "Missouri English" -- "Sometimes you sure get tired of all this clackety-clack" -- The age of Sorensen -- "Now that's what I call a news lead" -- "Concern for image must rank with concern for substance" -- "Go back and give me one speech, not two speeches" -- "Don't give any explanation. Just say I cancelled the damn speech" -- The musketeers -- "I'm not going to dance on the Berlin Wall" -- "No, no, no, this is a speech -- I just want to talk to people" -- "The Troika"
- Control code
- 192047994
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 581 pages
- Isbn
- 9780743291699
- Lccn
- 2008003127
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192047994
- Label
- White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters, Robert Schlesinger
- Note
- "From FDR to George W. Bush"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-558) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The coming of the "literary clerk" -- "Grace, take a law" -- "Missouri English" -- "Sometimes you sure get tired of all this clackety-clack" -- The age of Sorensen -- "Now that's what I call a news lead" -- "Concern for image must rank with concern for substance" -- "Go back and give me one speech, not two speeches" -- "Don't give any explanation. Just say I cancelled the damn speech" -- The musketeers -- "I'm not going to dance on the Berlin Wall" -- "No, no, no, this is a speech -- I just want to talk to people" -- "The Troika"
- Control code
- 192047994
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 581 pages
- Isbn
- 9780743291699
- Lccn
- 2008003127
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192047994
Subject
- Biographies
- History
- Interviews
- Interviews
- Political oratory -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- History
- Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects | History
- American speeches -- History and criticism
- Speechwriting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Speechwriters -- United States -- Interviews
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