Rhetoric and style of Truman's leadership
Casey, Steven
(2012)
Rhetoric and style of Truman's leadership
In:
A Companion to Harry S. Truman.
Wiley-Blackwell, London, UK, pp. 26-46.
ISBN 9781444331417
| Item Type | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Cold War adversaries,Truman's quick-fire response,and adverse consequences; Image of "plain-talking" "give'em hell Harry" in popular consciousness; Public leadership,being presidential time-consuming jobs; Rhetoric and style of Truman's leadership,contextual pressures faced; Truman and public-relations,insignificant,adeptness in rhetoric lacking; Truman as a plain-speaking,no-nonsense president,within his presidency; Truman White House,interest in what the public wanted,"rhetorical strategy"; Truman's distaste for leadership,failure of embarking on PR initiatives; Truman's on the president's role,leaders not to be cowed by powerful voices; Truman's public persona,as cause,not swaying with fickle public opinion |
| Departments | International History |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118300718.ch2 |
| Date Deposited | 12 Dec 2013 15:01 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54881 |
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