Mel Laracey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4194080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mel Laracey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mel |
| FAMILY NAME | Laracey |
| SIGNATURE | LARACEY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2638-7106 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Presidential Rhetoric of Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge
Why Jefferson Delivered His First Annual Message in Writing
When he delivered his first annual message in 1801, Thomas Jefferson departed from prior presidential practice and delivered the message to Congress in writing rather than as a speech. Scholars have differed over the meaning and significance of his action. This article examines new historical evidence on the question. The evidence is a commentary in Jefferson's presidential newspaper that explained the reasons for his action; a letter Jefferson w…
Trump and Us
This book is a brilliant dissection, by a renowned communications scholar, of the political messaging that Donald Trump used to win the presidency in 2016. Roderick Hart acknowledges that this book
The Rhetorical Presidency Today
Jeffrey Tulis based his book “The Rhetorical Presidency” on the empirical assertion that pre‐twentieth‐century presidents avoided communicating with the public on policy matters and instead directed their policy‐oriented communications to Congress, in writing. Subsequent scholarship, however, has demonstrated that many of these presidents actually did communicate extensively with the American people on policy matters, rather than going through Co…
Presidents’ Party Affiliations and Their Communication Strategies
More than half of all pre‐twentieth century presidents communicated with the public on policy matters. Some gave speeches or wrote public letters and messages, while others utilized the façade of a presidential newspaper. The partisan affiliations of the presidents who communicated with the public suggest that even before the full articulation of the concept of the “rhetorical” presidency by Woodrow Wilson, there was underlying disagreement among…
The Rhetorical Presidency Today
Jeffrey Tulis based his book “The Rhetorical Presidency” on the empirical assertion that pre‐twentieth‐century presidents avoided communicating with the public on policy matters and instead directed their policy‐oriented communications to Congress, in writing. Subsequent scholarship, however, has demonstrated that many of these presidents actually did communicate extensively with the American people on policy matters, rather than going through Co…
Presidents’ Party Affiliations and Their Communication Strategies
More than half of all pre‐twentieth century presidents communicated with the public on policy matters. Some gave speeches or wrote public letters and messages, while others utilized the façade of a presidential newspaper. The partisan affiliations of the presidents who communicated with the public suggest that even before the full articulation of the concept of the “rhetorical” presidency by Woodrow Wilson, there was underlying disagreement among…
Presidents’ Party Affiliations and Their Communication Strategies
More than half of all pre‐twentieth century presidents communicated with the public on policy matters. Some gave speeches or wrote public letters and messages, while others utilized the façade of a presidential newspaper. The partisan affiliations of the presidents who communicated with the public suggest that even before the full articulation of the concept of the “rhetorical” presidency by Woodrow Wilson, there was underlying disagreement among…
The Rhetorical Presidency Today
Jeffrey Tulis based his book “The Rhetorical Presidency” on the empirical assertion that pre‐twentieth‐century presidents avoided communicating with the public on policy matters and instead directed their policy‐oriented communications to Congress, in writing. Subsequent scholarship, however, has demonstrated that many of these presidents actually did communicate extensively with the American people on policy matters, rather than going through Co…
Trump and Us
This book is a brilliant dissection, by a renowned communications scholar, of the political messaging that Donald Trump used to win the presidency in 2016. Roderick Hart acknowledges that this book
Why Jefferson Delivered His First Annual Message in Writing
When he delivered his first annual message in 1801, Thomas Jefferson departed from prior presidential practice and delivered the message to Congress in writing rather than as a speech. Scholars have differed over the meaning and significance of his action. This article examines new historical evidence on the question. The evidence is a commentary in Jefferson's presidential newspaper that explained the reasons for his action; a letter Jefferson w…
The Presidential Rhetoric of Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Presidency (3 works) · Presidential system (3 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American History and Culture (2 works)