Jamieson, Kathleen Hall : University of Pennsylvania
Summary
In a book that blends anecdote with analysis, Kathleen Hall Jamieson--author of the award-winning Packaging
the Presidency--offers a perceptive and often disturbing account of the transformation of political speechmaking.
Jamieson addresses such fundamental issues about public speaking as what talents and techniques differentiate eloquent
speakers from non-eloquent speakers. She also analyzes the speeches of modern presidents from Truman to Reagan
and of political players from Daniel Webster to Mario Cuomo. Ranging from the classical orations of Cicero to Kennedy's
"Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, this lively, well-documented volume contains a wealth of insight into
public speaking, contemporary characteristics of eloquence, and the future of political discourse in America.