The presentation of self in presidential life: Onstage and backstage with Johnson and Nixon

Political Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-22

  Sigelman, Lee ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lyndon Johnson; Presidential rhetoric; Richard Nixon; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035580739     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600150217631     Document Type: Article

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