Books by Mary E. Stuckey

Politics as practiced by Reagan is examined through analysis of Reagan's rhetoric from his days as the governor of California to his campaign for the presidency in 1980.

Suitable for presidency watchers, media scholars, and those who care about the quality of American politics, this title presents a perceptive study of presidential rhetoric that shows how technological changes have emptied presidential discourse of political substance, weakening American democracy.

The data for this volume includes speeches, remarks, addresses, statements, memorandums, and other forms of public speech during the Reagan years. The design of the book is both chronological and thematic, given the theme of the development of Reagan's rhetoric over time and the eventual exposition of its weakness.