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02799aam a2200421 i 4500 001 11E6F57A688611E8A317244297128E48 003 SILO 005 20180605010123 008 171218s2018 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017059619 020 $a 1498556051 020 $a 9781498556057 035 $a (OCoLC)1019835284 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d MNG $d EAU $d YDX $d BDX $d LSD $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E908.3 N43 2018 100 1 $a Neal, Anthony W., $e author. 245 14 $a The oral presidency of Barack Obama / $c Anthony Neal. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Lexington Books, $c [2018] 300 $a vii, 187 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181) and index. 505 0 $a Conceptual framework -- A clear and present black man -- We are the ones: the 2008 Obama coalition -- "Inevitable compromise": domestic policy part I -- Domestic policy part I: inevitable compromise -- A connotation of peace: Obama's first term foreign policy -- History strikes twice: the 2012 reelection of President Barack Obama -- The audacity to govern: domestic policy part II -- The art of just war: Obama's second term foreign policy -- The anti-Obama political complex -- The passion of President Obama: last comments, remarks, and speeches -- Epilogue as prologue: assessing the skinny kid with a funny name -- Appendix: the twelve most significant speeches of Barack Obama. 520 $a This book offers an examination of the signature weapon of Barack Obama's presidency: his speeches. It provides an in-depth, analytical look at the words of Barack Obama through the social and cultural contexts that made the content of his speeches timeless. The book draws on the oral tradition of the Black church in order to help explain aspects of the president's speaking style and to establish a direct link between the president's words and actions. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack $x Oratory. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack $x Language. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack $x Philosophy. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2009-2017. 650 0 $a Communication in politics $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Discourse analysis $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Rhetoric $x Political aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Race relations $y 21st century. 650 0 $a African American politicians. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Neal, Anthony W. $t Oral presidency of Barack Obama. $d Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017 $z 9781498556064 $w (DLC) 2017060850 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180802013542.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=11E6F57A688611E8A317244297128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search