Making diversity safe for democracy
American pluralism and the presidential local address, 1885–1992
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9239648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanessa B Beasley (Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-40 |
| Publication date | 2001-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335630109384316 |
| OpenAlex | W2094643901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
Research suggests that modern U.S. presidents increasingly use the local address to speak to voters where they live, both literally and figuratively. Yet most explanations of these speeches suggest that their political efficacy is limited to winning votes. Here I call for a reconsideration of the local address as part of rhetorical presidents’ responses to U.S. citizens’ diversity. Specifically, I provide a historical‐critical account of why presidents may have been able to use the local address to manage American pluralism and then offer a reading of how they might have done so, using examples from 1885–1992
Democracy · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Media studies · Pluralism (philosophy) · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Presidential address · Presidential system · Reading (process) · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2018 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |