Democratic Orators from JFK to Barack Obama

This book examines the oratorical and rhetorical styles of leading figure in Democratic Party politics since the 1960s. It reveals how leading orators strove to connect their message with a variety of audiences from the Senate to the media.

Mark Bennister, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK Robert Busby, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Liverpool Hope University, UK Andrew S. Crines, Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool, UK Brendan Evans, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Huddersfield, UK Timothy Heppell, Associate Professor of Politics, University of Leeds, UK Jon Herbert, Senior Lecturer of Politics, Keele University, UK Donna Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Chester, UK Robert Lehrman, Professor of Public Communication at the American University, Washington D. C., USA David S. Moon, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath, UK Jon Roper, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Swansea University, UK Felicia R. Stewart, Associate Professor of Communication, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Andrew Taylor, Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK