The Clinton Presidency: Images, Issues, and Communication Strategies

by Rachel L. Holloway

Overview

This important text is the first to examine the Clinton presidency from a communication perspective. Experts in communication and presidential studies analyze the rhetoric, images, issues, and communication strategies employed by the President, the First Lady, and the administration. From the feel-good town meetings of the campaign to the exuberant days of the inauguration, from the health care crisis to the Whitewater scandal and the Republican congressional landslide, this volume attempts to separate image from reality and spin from actuality in the media presidency of William Jefferson Clinton.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275951108
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/20/1996
Series:	Praeger Series in Political Communication Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(d)
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)

About the Author

ROBERT E. DENTON, JR., is Professor and Head of the Department of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the author and editor of several books, including The 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (Praeger, 1994), Political Communication in America, 2d ed., with Gary Woodward (Praeger, 1990), and The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan (Praeger, 1988).

RACHEL L. HOLLOWAY is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the author of In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Politics, Rhetoric, and Self-Defense (Praeger, 1993).

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Inaugurating the Clinton Presidency: Regenerative Rhetoric and the American Community by David E. Procter and Kurt Ritter
Clinton and the Town Hall Meetings: Mediated Conversation and the Risk of Being "In Touch" by Robert E. Denton, Jr., and Rachel L. Holloway
Virtual Democracy: A Critique of the Clinton Administration Citizen-White House Electronic Mail System by Kenneth L. Hacker
"The Bad Days Are Part of It": Editorial Cartoonists on Clinton's First Year by Edward H. Sewell, Jr.
Media Conflicts over Clinton Policies: Political Advertising and the Battle for Public Opinion by Lynda Lee Kaid, John C. Tedesco, and Julia A. Spiker
The Compromising Clinton: Images of Failure, A Record of Success by Rita K. Whillock
Redefining the Role of the First Lady: The Rhetorical Style of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Janette Kenner Muir and Lisa M. Benitez
The Clintons and the Health Care Crisis: Opportunity Lost, Promise Unfulfilled by Rachel L. Holloway
Clinton's Characteristic Issue Management Style: Caution, Conciliation, and Conflict Avoidance in the Case of Gays in the Military by Denise M. Bostdorff
"Rough Stretches and Honest Disagreements": Is Bill Clinton Redefining the Rhetorical Presidency? by Craig Allen Smith
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Ten essays written by communication studies scholars rate the Clinton administration in terms of image, issues, and communication strategies. The critical studies take a look at both William and Hillary Rodham Clinton's rhetorical strategies, the success of the "town hall meetings," and the white house's e-mail system. There is the obligatory examination of political cartoons, political advertising, and Clinton's media image along with a report card on political issues such as health care reform, and gays in the military. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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