What determines an "eloquent" speech?
From our understanding of rhetorical oratory, what determines the content of a presidential inaugural (George Washington)? Why?
The Texts Used are primarily exerts:
Jefferson, Thomas. "First Inaugural Address." American Rhetorical Discourse. Ed. H.A. Washington. Washington: Taylor & Maury, 1854. 224-228.
Kennedy, John. "First Inaugural Address." American Rhetorical Discourse. Ed. Halford Ross Ryan. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland Press, 1985. 767-770.
Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." American Rhetorical Discourse. Ed. John G Nicolay and John Hay. New York: Lamb Publishing Co., 1905. 472-479.
Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan." The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. October 15, 2004.
Roosevelt, Franklin. "First Inaugural Address." American Rhetorical Discourse. Ed. Halford Ross Ryan. Prospect Heights, Illinois: Waveland Press, 1992. 720-723.
Washington, George. "First Inaugural Address of George Washington." The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. October 3, 2004.
Washington, George. "First State of the Union Address."
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Washington, D.C. Government charwoman (LOC)American Rhetorical Discourse. Ed. Jared Sparks. Boston: American Stationers, 1837. 185-189.
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