Getting Into the Game: The Pre-Presidential Rhetoric of Ronald Reagan

by Mary E. Stuckey

Why did Ronald Reagan have such a strong impact on the political scene when he first ran for the presidency? Politics as practiced by Reagan is examined through analysis of Reagan's rhetoric from his days as the governor of California to his campaign for the presidency in 1980. The author contends that Reagan's approach is a new phenomenon and will outlast his presidency by impacting the way future candidates run for office. Candidates in the past...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027593232X
• ISBN13: 9780275932329
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"