The Bully Pulpit, Presidential Speeches, and the Shaping of Public Policy

282 Pages·2015·1.968 MB·English

by  Jeffrey S. Ashley (editor), Marla J. Jarmer (editor)

The Bully Pulpit, Presidential Speeches,
and the Shaping of Public Policy

The Bully Pulpit, Presidential Speeches,
and the Shaping of Public Policy
Edited by Jeffrey S. Ashley and
Marla J. Jarmer
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ToalloftheuppitywomenwhohavecomebeforemeandwhoIhave
known,mayIsomedayliveuptoyourexamples.
Tomycolleagues,teachers,andstudents,thankyoufortheconstant
education.Ihopetonevergraduate.
Toallofmyfriendsandfamily,thankyouforyourlove,kindness,and
encouragementinallofmyendeavors.
ToPoli-SciGuyandRhet-Gyrl,keepfightingthegoodfight,forallyou
holddear.Thebattlewillsurelybeworthit.
ToATJ,I’llloveyouforever,andI’lllikeyouforalways...
And,toCMJ,Iloveyoumost.It’sinprintnow,soithastobetrue.
—MarlaJarmer
Tomypreciousgrandmotherwhoisthematriarchofourfamilyandhas
beenaliveforeverypresidentinthisworkexceptforTeddy.
Tomymomwhohasalwaysbeenbymysidethroughthelowsandhighs
oflife.
Tomydaughters,RachelandTessa,youmakemesoproud!
ToMjforhelpingmelearnaboutmyselfandencouragingmetogrow.
—JeffAshley

Contents
Introduction ix
1 TheodoreRoosevelt:Conservationism 1
MelindaA.Mueller
2 WilliamHowardTaftandtheConservationoftheRepublican
Partyin1912 15
EricMorris
3 WoodrowWilson:Women’sSuffrage 27
MarlaJ.Jarmer
4 WarrenG.Harding:ReturntoNormalcy 41
DavidH.Carwell
5 CalvinCoolidge:RegimeArticulationthroughExpectations 53
JoshuaM.Scacco
6 HerbertClarkHoover:FarmRelief 67
StephenF.Robar
7 FranklinD.RooseveltandtheInaugurationoftheNewDeal 81
RichardG.Frederick
8 HarryS.Truman:VetoofTaft-HartleyAct 93
MichaelShirley
9 DwightEisenhower:FarewellAddress 103
PaulFranzTesta
10 JohnF.Kennedy:CivilRights 115
MaritaGronnvoll
11 LyndonBainesJohnson:Vietnamand“PeaceWithoutConquest” 125
EdmundWehrle
vii
viii Contents
12 RichardNixonandAmericanIndianPolicy 141
JeffreyS.Ashley
13 GeraldFord:PlantoWhipInflationNow 153
JasonA.Edwards
14 JimmyCarter:HumanRightsas“TheSoulofOurForeignPolicy” 167
TeresaMariaLindaScholz
15 RonaldReaganandAmericanDrugPolicy 179
EmilySchnurr
16 GeorgeH.W.BushandthePersianGulfWar 191
ElizabethA.Dudash-BuskirkandNicholasJ.Nickols
17 BillClinton:RaceandtheCrisisoftheAmericanSpirit 203
KevinR.Anderson
18 GeorgeW.Bush:TerrorismandAmericanSecurity 217
DaniMayNier-Weber
19 BarackObamaandHateCrimeLegislation:TheMatthew
ShepardandJamesByrdJr.HateCrimesPreventionAct 233
GrantWalsh-Haines
Bibliography 245
Index 255
AbouttheEditorsandContributors 263