Farewell Addresses by US Presidents and Other Notable Leaders
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Farewell Addresses by US Presidents and Other Notable Leaders

Parting Words Before the Political Afterlife

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eBook - ePub

Farewell Addresses by US Presidents and Other Notable Leaders

Parting Words Before the Political Afterlife

About this book

This collection prints and analyzes the 12 formal presidential farewell addresses in U.S. history, situating them within the context of biblical, classical, and other literary antecedents.

Presidents have numerous attempts to say hello, not simply when they give a victory speech on election night, but also when they announce their candidacies, accept their party's nominations, and otherwise campaign throughout the nation. Opportunities for saying goodbye are less regular, in part because presidents are sometimes struck down before the completion of their terms and in part because not all choose to do so in a formal speech. When presidents do choose to give a formal farewell address, however, the speech is an invaluable glimpse into not only the figure who gave it but also the larger political landscape of the time. This book details the evolution of the presidential farewell address, documenting how the genre has shifted and become more institutionalized over time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Biblical, Classical, Literary, and English Precedents for Presidential and Other American Farewell Addresses
  10. 2 The Theoretical Foundations of Presidential and Other American Farewell Addresses
  11. 3 Collective Farewells from Five Puritans, a Quaker, and Two American Revolutionaries
  12. 4 Farewells from George Washington and Other Founding Fathers
  13. 5 Farewells of Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson
  14. 6 Senatorial and Other Civil War-Related Farewells
  15. 7 Cold War Farewells: MacArthur, Truman, and Eisenhower
  16. 8 Courageous, Tragic, and Ignominious Farewells: The Cause Is Greater Than the Individual
  17. 9 Farewells Before, During, and After the Reagan Revolution: Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and George W. Bush
  18. 10 Modern Presidential Farewells in Other Venues: Johnson, Ford, and George H. W. Bush
  19. 11 The Obama, Trump, and Biden Farewells
  20. Appendices
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About the Author
  24. Copyright Page

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