Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" Speech: A Case Study in the Strategic Use of Language.

Medhurst, Martin J.

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ERIC Number: EJ352119

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Publication Date: 1987

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Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" Speech: A Case Study in the Strategic Use of Language.

Medhurst, Martin J.

Communication Monographs, v54 n2 p204-20 Jun 1987

Examines speech delivered by President Eisenhower to General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1953. Demonstrates how a complex rhetorical situation resulted in the crafting and exploitation of a public policy address. Speech bolstered international image of the United States as peacemaker, warned the Soviets against a preemptive nuclear strike, and alerted Americans to nuclear dangers. (NKA)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Nuclear Warfare, Persuasive Discourse, Presidents of the United States, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, Speeches, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: USSR

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