Before the Rhetorical Presidency Book

Introduction Was There a Nineteenth-Century Rhetorical Presidency? A Debate Revisited Martin J. Medhurst Medhurst, Martin J. 1 Pt. I Alternative Perspectives on the Rhetorical Presidency Talking without Speaking, and Other Curiosities Mel Laracey Laracey, Mel 18 On the Forms of Rhetorical Leadership Jeffrey K. Tulis Tulis, Jeffrey K. 29 Present at the Founding: The Rhetorical Presidency in Historical Perspective Stephen E. Lucas Lucas, Stephen E. 35 Pt. II Nineteenth-Century Rhetorical Presidencies Little Magic: Martin Van Buren and the Politics of Gender Susan Zaeske Zaeske, Susan 44 John Tyler and the Rhetoric of the Accidental Presidency David Zarefsky Zarefsky, David 63 James Knox Polk: The First Imperial President? Karlyn Kohrs Campbell Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs 83 Franklin Pierce and the Exuberant Hauteur of an Age of Extremes: A Love Song for America in Six Movements Stephen John Hartnett Hartnett, Stephen John 106 James Buchanan: Romancing the Union Robert E. Terrill Terrill, Robert E. 166 Andrew Johnson and the Politics of Character Stephen Howard Browne Browne, Stephen Howard 194 Resolute Commander for Just Peace: The Rhetoric of Ulysses S. Grant George R. Goethals Goethals, George R. 213 The Challenges of Reunification: Rutherford B. Hayes on the Close Race and the Racial Divide Amy R. Slagell Slagell, Amy R. 243 The Problem with Public Memory: Benjamin Harrison Confronts the "Southern Question" Kirt H. Wilson Wilson, Kirt H. 267 Grover Cleveland and the Nonrhetorical Presidency Michael Leff Leff, Michael 289 William McKinley and the Emergence of the Modern Rhetorical Presidency William D. Harpine Harpine, William D. 307 Afterword Questioning theRhetorical Presidency Construct Martin J. Medhurst Medhurst, Martin J. 329 Contributors 335 Index 338