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The Rhetoric of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Crisis Management Discourse
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Colleen Elizabeth Kelley
Book Code: C6695
ISBN: 0-275-96695-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96695-9
328 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 1/30/2001
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...it will be useful in large libraries serving students of both communication and politcal science.
    —Choice
Description: Kelley provides an examination of Hillary Rodham Clinton's rhetorical responses to mediated versions of crises in the Clinton Administration. She begins by examining the "historical" First Lady, and then looks at mediated political realities in general as well as those of the Clinton presidency. Kelley also examines the rhetorical management of political crises and the crises management style of First Ladies, including Florence Harding and Eleanor Roosevelt. The book focuses on the analysis of Hillary Rodham Clinton's rhetorical management of crises in her husband's Administration, including health care, "Travelgate," Whitewater, and allegations of sexual misconduct. Kelley's approach is grounded in Kenneth Burke's framework of language as a symbolic means of inducing cooperation through rhetorical identification. She concludes with speculation regarding both the degree of success of Hillary Clinton's efforts as well as the implications of those efforts to rhetorical and political communication and feminist theory. This book will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of the presidency and the role of the First Lady, political communication, and feminist studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Historical First Lady
  • Politics and Mediated Realities
  • Mitigating Factors in Mediated Realities
  • Crisis Management Rhetoric
  • Crisis Management Styles of First Couples
  • Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Mini-Scandals" to Whitewater
  • Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Travelgate" to Impeachment
  • The Rhetorical Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Rhetorical Strategies of Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 00-042775
LCC Class: E887
Dewey Class: 973
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