Redefining the Proper Role of Government
Ultimate Definition in Reagan’s First Inaugural
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12464994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Jones (corresponding author), Robert C Rowland (0000-0002-5957-2041) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 691-718 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rhetoric and Public Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-8392 • E-ISSN: 1534-5238 |
| Publisher | Michigan State University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.14321/rhetpublaffa.18.4.0691 |
| OpenAlex | W2282841187 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
This essay examines Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. In this speech, Reagan used a strategy of “ultimate definition,” consisting of three components. First, the inaugural articulated a broad ideological worldview that prescribed a very limited role for government as the solution to the economic crisis. Second, it appealed to a value system that co-opted the progressive values of contemporary liberalism. Finally, it contained a powerful narration of that worldview in the form of an individualist story of the American Dream
Dream · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Individualism · Law and economics · Liberalism · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Language Is Sermonic
President Johnson's War On Poverty
Reckoning with Reagan
Recasting the American Dream and American Politics
The second persona
Reaffirmation and subversion of the American dream
The “uncontested term” contested
Agenda Control and Policy Success
Private Polls and Presidential Policymaking
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |