The World Is Our Stage: The Global Rhetorical Presidency and the Cold War
Prasch, Allison M.
ISBN 10: 0226823660 ISBN 13: 9780226823669
Published by University of Chicago Press, 2023
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A fresh account of the US presidential rhetoric embodied in Cold War international travel.
Crowds swarm when US presidents travel abroad, though many never hear their voices. The presidential body, moving from one secured location to another, communicates as much or more to these audiences than the texts of their speeches. In The World is Our Stage, Allison M. Prasch considers how presidential appearances overseas broadcast American superiority during the Cold War. Drawing on extensive archival research, Prasch examines five foundational moments in the development of what she calls the “global rhetorical presidency:” Truman at Potsdam, Eisenhower’s “Goodwill Tours,” Kennedy in West Berlin, Nixon in the People’s Republic of China, and Reagan in Normandy. In each case, Prasch reveals how the president’s physical presence defined the boundaries of the “Free World” and elevated the United States as the central actor in Cold War geopolitics.
About the Author: Allison M. Prasch is assistant professor of rhetoric, politics, and culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Title: The World Is Our Stage: The Global ...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good