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Peer reviewedMedhurst, Martin J. – Communication Quarterly, 1977
Examines Senator George McGovern's speech, "Sources of Our Strength," delivered at Wheaton College, Illinois in 1972 and contends that this address reveals the motivation underlying his bid for the Presidency. (MH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Politics, Rhetoric
Peer reviewedMcCorkle, DeAnn O. Dawes – Communication Quarterly, 1978
Analyzes, from a French historical and political perspective, the nationally televised speeches of President Charles DeGaulle between 1958-69 and cites the emotional appeals he used in his attempts to restore dignity and grandeur to the French nation. (MH)
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Oral History, Political Influences
Peer reviewedRosenfield, Lawrence W. – Communication Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Political Issues
Peer reviewedBennett, Gordon C. – Communication Quarterly, 1979
Examines the hecklers and their tactics as well as the major candidates' strategies for dealing with this phenomenon during the 1968 campaign. Assesses the heckling's legitimacy in light of the First Amendment which protects the rights of both the hecklers and speakers to be heard. (JMF)
Descriptors: Credibility, Dissent, Freedom of Speech, Persuasive Discourse
Peer reviewedRudolph, Harriet J. – Communication Quarterly, 1983
Analyzes Kennedy's speech before an ideologically hostile college audience and, particularly, his use of the question-and-answer session that followed the speech as a means of reinforcing his arguments and promulgating his value hierarchy. (PD)
Descriptors: Audiences, College Students, Compulsory Education, Democratic Values
