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Presidential words = action, because presidents have power.
In this interview, we talk about the following:
►Why Trump's 2nd inaugural address was more like aState of the Union Address.
►How does Trump's 2nd inaugural address compare toother presidents?
►How did the indoors' inauguration setting affectthe cadence of Trump's speech? Its echo?
►What was the overarching tension in Trump'sinaugural address?
►How does Trump's speaking style compare toReagan?
►Why do presidents give inaugural speeches?
►Which president set the stage for all futureinaugural speeches?
►How did Jefferson and Wilson change the State ofthe Union Address?
►Which presidents are ranked as the most effectivespeakers?
►Why did Lincoln limit the number of his speeches?
►In addition to Trump, which president gave the mostextemporaneous speeches?
►What factors make a presidential speech mostmemorable?
►What is Bushism?
►Do presidential speaking styles and speech-makingaffect our values? Our behaviors?
🚩About My Guest:
Dr. David Zarefsky is a Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate and also Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He has published extensively, including the following books:
Public Speaking: Strategies for Success The Practice of Argumentation: Effective Reasoning in Communication President Johnson's War On Poverty: Rhetoric and History Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, and the Presidency: The Speech of March 31, 1968
🚩Other related interview:
▶️Celevand & Trump - a comparisonby Prof. Michael Gerhardt
I hope youenjoy these interviews about the history behind our news.
Adel Aalihost & producer
HistoryBehind News homepage & YouTube channel
Adel on Facebook and X.com
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Presidential words = action, because presidents have power.
In this interview, we talk about the following:
►Why Trump's 2nd inaugural address was more like aState of the Union Address.
►How does Trump's 2nd inaugural address compare toother presidents?
►How did the indoors' inauguration setting affectthe cadence of Trump's speech? Its echo?
►What was the overarching tension in Trump'sinaugural address?
►How does Trump's speaking style compare toReagan?
►Why do presidents give inaugural speeches?
►Which president set the stage for all futureinaugural speeches?
►How did Jefferson and Wilson change the State ofthe Union Address?
►Which presidents are ranked as the most effectivespeakers?
►Why did Lincoln limit the number of his speeches?
►In addition to Trump, which president gave the mostextemporaneous speeches?
►What factors make a presidential speech mostmemorable?
►What is Bushism?
►Do presidential speaking styles and speech-makingaffect our values? Our behaviors?
🚩About My Guest:
Dr. David Zarefsky is a Professor Emeritus of Argumentation and Debate and also Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. He has published extensively, including the following books:
Public Speaking: Strategies for Success The Practice of Argumentation: Effective Reasoning in Communication President Johnson's War On Poverty: Rhetoric and History Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, and the Presidency: The Speech of March 31, 1968
🚩Other related interview:
▶️Celevand & Trump - a comparisonby Prof. Michael Gerhardt
I hope youenjoy these interviews about the history behind our news.
Adel Aalihost & producer
HistoryBehind News homepage & YouTube channel
Adel on Facebook and X.com
🚩Scholars Unravel Middle East:
An in-depth history and analysis of the Middle East available on Spotify, Apple, Castbox, iHeart Radio, AmazonMusic or Radio Public.
SUPPORT:
Click here and join our other supporters in thenews peeler community. Thank you.
🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Scholars in Your Inbox?
150 scholars and counting! So don't miss HbN guest scholars’ weekly takes on the history behind our news.

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