I heard a commentator on the radio go on and on about what a disaster Donald Trump’s tweet about China was. He wasn’t complaining about the content but about the idea of a president elect using twitter in such a delicate diplomatic situation and not using the conventional channels. Tweeting, he claimed, lowered the dignity […]
Kennedy and the Forensic Style [video]
Kennedy’s address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, September 1960. Comment: Kennedy came to Houston to defend his candidature for the presidency of the United Stated that year. It had been publically asserted that a Catholic president would owe his allegiance to the Pope in Rome and not to the Constitution of the United […]
Kennedy’s Inaugural Address [video]
Kennedy’s style was symbolic of articulate leadership in the Cold War period. His voice and appearance was pleasing to his audiences wherever they were. They liked him, and his kingly style fitted very well the needs of the new television era. He was a symbol of a new generation and spoke in the same deliberative […]
