Theodore Roosevelt and the Rhetoric of Militant Decency
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rhetoric of Militant Decency

Author: Robert V. Friedenberg

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1990-09-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Basing his findings on his own detailed reading of Roosevelt's speeches and supplementing it with his own research in the primary collections of Roosevelt's manuscripts, Friedenberg reveals the depth of Roosevelt's fascinating rhetorical career.

The Dilemma of Progressivism
The Dilemma of Progressivism

Author: Will Morrisey

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2009-04-16

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0742566188

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In the first book-length study of Progressive-Era presidents' views on the theme of self-government, The Dilemma of Progressivism critically analyzes their understanding of executive leadership and the office of the presidency. Will Morrisey examines both the rhetoric and the actions of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson to show the ways in which their thought shaped their presidencies. He shows how the Progressive presidents dealt with the genesis of a modern, centralized American state and the conflicting increase in popularity of the notion of self-government. Drawing larger conclusions about the key American ideas of self-government, federalism, freedom, and social welfare, Morrisey strikes the right balance between political theory and history in this study on self-government and the political thought of three American presidents.