Abraham Lincoln, Public SpeakerIn Abraham Lincoln, Public Speaker, Waldo W. Braden presents a thought-provoking study of the sixteenth president’s rhetorical style. In his discussion of Lincoln’s speaking practices from 1854 through 1865, Braden draws extensively on Lincoln’s papers and the reports of those who knew him and heard him speak. He portrays Lincoln in his various shows how Lincoln adapted to the public’s growing recognition of his political abilities. |
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... faces of the people. He must have a ready tongue and must be prepared to meet all comers and to accept all challenges.” It was as a successful campaigner, concluded White, that Lincoln was “best understood by the common people and in ...
... face is sharp, large-featured and unprepossessing. His eyes are deep set, under heavy brows; his forehead is high and retreating, and his hair is dark and heavy. In repose, I must confess that “Long Abe's” appearance is not comely.5 In ...
... face of a western politician into the best-known face in the United States in a brief period of time.”24 All of these promotional stratagems complicate the attempt to determine the evolution of a public figure's image. Aristotle made an ...
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Contents
A Reluctant Lincoln | |
Lincolns Speech | |
A Study | |
THE LASTING QUALITIES OF THE GETTYSBURG | |
The Second Inaugural | |
Lincolns | |