Acclaiming, attacking, and defending in presidential nominating acceptance addresses, 1960-1996

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-267

  Benoit, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance addresses; Acclaims; Attacks; Challengers; Defenses; Incumbents; Political ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013090603     PISSN: 00335630     EISSN: 14795779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00335639909384260     Document Type: Article

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