Why Presidential Speech Locations Matter: Analyzing Speechmaking from Truman to

Description: Why Presidential Speech Locations Matter by Shannon Bow O'Brien This book explores speeches by American presidents. Census areas help us better understand where presidents prioritize speeches in certain areas of the country. Designated Market Areas, or media markets, allow us to look at presidential speechmaking without geographical constraints and focus on areas of population concentrations. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book explores speeches by American presidents. Domestic public presidential speechmaking helps us understand the pressures, priorities, and targeted audiences of different presidencies. Many administrations generally work to reinforce already existing support though some may try to reach out to new areas. Census areas help us better understand where presidents prioritize speeches in certain areas of the country. Designated Market Areas, or media markets, allow us to look at presidential speechmaking without geographical constraints and focus on areas of population concentrations. Electoral College results show that most administrations prefer to give speeches in places where they have the most electoral support to reinforce their bases. The chapter on vacation locations explores how some presidents use Camp David or their homes as places to actively speak, while some administrations just use them as retreats. Foreign speeches allow us to see that most presidents prefer to speak in openly free countries more than other places. Back Cover This book explores speeches by American presidents. Domestic public presidential speechmaking helps us understand the pressures, priorities, and targeted audiences of different presidencies. Many administrations generally work to reinforce already existing support though some may try to reach out to new areas. Census areas help us better understand where presidents prioritize speeches in certain areas of the country. Designated Market Areas, or media markets, allow us to look at presidential speechmaking without geographical constraints and focus on areas of population concentrations. Electoral College results show that most administrations prefer to give speeches in places where they have the most electoral support to reinforce their bases. The chapter on vacation locations explores how some presidents use Camp David or their homes as places to actively speak, while some administrations just use them as retreats. Foreign speeches allow us to see that most presidents prefer to speak in openly free countries more than other places. Author Biography Shannon Bow OBrien is a Lecturer in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Table of Contents 1. Overview.- 2. Growth in Speechmaking.- 3. Census Regions.- 4. Media Markets.- 5. Electoral College Results.- 6. Presidents Abroad: Foreign Speeches.- 7. All Work and No Play: How Presidents Use Vacation Locations.- 8. Conclusion. Review "The innovative perspective and the in-depth analysis of speech locations make the book a useful resource for researchers and specialists in politics, rhetoric, critical discourse analysis, and media studies." (Liangping Wu and Xinhua Yuan, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 19 (3), 2020)"The information presented in this book will be a valuable resource for presidential scholars. OBrien has gathered data that will ease the path of scholars continuing this research." (Karen S. Hoffman, Congress & the Presidency, Vol. 46 (2), 2019) Review Quote "The information presented in this book will be a valuable resource for presidential scholars. OBrien has gathered data that will ease the path of scholars continuing this research." (Karen S. Hoffman, Congress & the Presidency, Vol. 46 (2), 2019) Feature Analyzes data on White House communication strategies over 70 years from Truman to Obama through the lens of geographic speech locations Shows how presidents make choices about where to go, how those choices change across time and context, and the impact of those choices upon their presidency Shows how some presidents like Nixon spent about half his presidency at vacation locations while Obama barely spent any time at all Appeals to scholars and students of Political Science, Communication, History, and American Studies Description for Sales People Analyzes data on White House communication strategies over 70 years from Truman to Obama through the lens of geographic speech locations Shows how presidents make choices about where to go, how those choices change across time and context, and the impact of those choices upon their presidency Shows how some presidents like Nixon spent about half his presidency at vacation locations while Obama barely spent any time at all Appeals to scholars and students of Political Science, Communication, History, and American Studies Details ISBN3319781359 Author Shannon Bow OBrien Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Series The Evolving American Presidency Year 2018 Edition 1st ISBN-10 3319781359 ISBN-13 9783319781358 Format Hardcover Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle Analyzing Speechmaking from Truman to Obama Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland DEWEY 320.014 Pages 208 Publication Date 2018-04-19 Short Title Why Presidential Speech Locations Matter Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-19 Illustrations XI, 208 p. 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