Truman’s Whistle-stop Campaign
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ISBN
978-1-60344-005-9
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
City
College Station
Disciplines
Communication
978-1-60344-005-9
2008
Texas A & M University Press
College Station
Communication
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Text of Harry S. Truman’s Rear-Platform Remarks in Decatur, Illinois,October 12, 1948
Chapter 1 Setting the Political and Rhetorical Strategy, January–May 1948
Chapter 2 The Western Tour, June 1948
Chapter 3 The Democratic National Convention and the Special Session of Congress, July 1948
Chapter 4 The Fall Campaign Begins, September 1948
Chapter 5 The Fall Campaign Continues, October–November 1948
Chapter 6 Why Truman Won: The Rhetorical Roots of a Homespun Victory
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index