“The meaning of Vietnam”: Political Rhetoric as Revisionist Cultural History

Authors

George N. Dionisopoulos, San Diego State University
Steven R. Goldzwig, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

19 p.

Publication Date

1992

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Source ISSN

0033-5630

Abstract

Secretary of State George P. Shultz delivered a speech entitled “The Meaning of Vietnam” in April 1985. This essay suggests that Shultz's address provides an excellent case study for examining the rhetorical demands facing a politician offering a revisionist perspective on cultural history, potentially useful strategies for meeting those demands, and an opportunity to see how a troublesome past can be reframed to make it more “useful” in the present.

Comments

Quarterly Journal of Speechs, Vol. 78, No. 1 (1992): 61-79. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Dionisopoulos, George N. and Goldzwig, Steven R., "“The meaning of Vietnam”: Political Rhetoric as Revisionist Cultural History" (1992). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 375.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/375