Presidential words = action, because presidents have power.
In this interview, we talk about the following:
►Why Trump's 2nd inaugural address was more like aState of the Union Address.
►How does Trump's 2nd inaugural address compare toother presidents?
►How did the indoors' inauguration setting affectthe cadence of Trump's speech? Its echo?
►What was the overarching tension in Trump'sinaugural address?
►How does Trump's speaking style compare toReagan?
►Why do presidents give inaugural speeches?
►Which president set the stage for all futureinaugural speeches?
►How did Jefferson and Wilson change the State ofthe Union Address?
►Which presidents are ranked as the most effectivespeakers?
►Why did Lincoln limit the number of his speeches?
►In addition to Trump, which president gave the mostextemporaneous speeches?
►What factors make a presidential speech mostmemorable?
►What is Bushism?
►Do presidential speaking styles and speech-makingaffect our values? Our behaviors?
🚩About My Guest:
Dr. David Zarefsky is a Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate and also Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He has published extensively, including the following books:
Public Speaking: Strategies for Success The Practice of Argumentation: Effective Reasoning in Communication President Johnson's War On Poverty: Rhetoric and History Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, and the Presidency: The Speech of March 31, 1968
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▶️Celevand & Trump - a comparisonby Prof. Michael Gerhardt
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