Notable Speeches in Contemporary Presidential Campaigns

Friedenberg examines William Henry Harrison's first ever speech by an American presidential candidate on behalf of his own candidacy as a prelude to the detailed examination of notable contemporary campaign speeches. Key speeches by John F. Kennedy, Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and George W. Bush are analyzed.

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Provides a detailed examination of notable contemporary American campaign speeches.

ROBERT V. FRIEDENBERG is Professor of Communication at Miami University, Ohio. Among his most recent publications are Communication Consultants in Political Campaigns (Praeger, 1997) and Political Campaign Communication (Praeger, 2000, 4th edition).