{"product_id":"reagan-at-bergen-belsen-and-bitburg-richard-j-jensen-9781585446230","title":"Reagan at Bergen-Belsen and Bitburg","description":"Ronald Reagan's inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and, later, at the U.S. Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany, has been marked by many as the first major failure of the Great Communicator's second term. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard J. Jensen highlights the qualities of the speeches that make them, in his estimation, models of presidential discourse. But he also looks at the setting for the speeches--political and historical--that doomed them despite their eloquence. Telescoping in from the broadest perspective on Reagan's rhetorical career; to the circumstances surrounding the decision to make the speeches; to the drafting, delivery, and reception of the texts, Jensen contrasts these two speeches with two very successful ones Reagan had delivered in Normandy the previous year. The result is a vivid picture of a man and a moment in history. Students and all those interested in public discourse and the presidency will deeply benefit from this mature work by a major scholar of rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585446238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585446230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 6.79w x 0.70d","brand":"Richard J. Jensen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453798658303,"sku":"9781585446230","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_516d10be-a28f-4477-b839-c4e387e9b259.jpg?v=1777302372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reagan-at-bergen-belsen-and-bitburg-richard-j-jensen-9781585446230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}