Looking Back to Look Forward: Political Rhetoric
From: KPLU
Series: Looking Back to Look Forward: Election 2008
Length: 07:56
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This is the first in a special series designed to help the public examine important topics that the top presidential candidates are talking about, and compare what was said and done by past presidents and administrations. We used contemporary campaign tape from the Republican and Democratic nominees, as well as archival presidential tape going back 100 years. We also invited diverse groups of voters into our studios to listen to the tape we gathered, then folded their reactions and reflections into the stories.
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Piece Description
This is the first in a special series designed to help the public examine important topics that the top presidential candidates are talking about, and compare what was said and done by past presidents and administrations. We used contemporary campaign tape from the Republican and Democratic nominees, as well as archival presidential tape going back 100 years. We also invited diverse groups of voters into our studios to listen to the tape we gathered, then folded their reactions and reflections into the stories.
Broadcast History
Aired September 2, 2008 on KPLU, in Western Washington State
Transcript
When was the last time a presidential candidate inspired you with his words? Was it Barack Obama or John McCain? Or maybe you have to reach back further ? perhaps to Ronald Reagan or John Kennedy. Political rhetoric is the art of harnessing emotions through language with the goal of persuading an audience. In part one of KPLU?s election series ?Looking Back to Look Forward,? Austin Jenkins explores with voters what works and what doesn?t when it comes to political rhetoric. (7:56 SOQ)
The date was March 20th, 1912. The place: Carnegie Hall, New York. It was on this day Theodore Roosevelt gave his ?Right of the People to Rule? speech. He later recorded a version of it. You can imagine him leaning into the microphone with that famous moustache and rimless Pince-nez eyeglasses.
T. Roosevelt: I believe in right of the people to rule. I believe that the majority of the plain people of t...
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HOST INTRO: When was the last time a presidential candidate inspired you with his words? Was it Barack Obama or John McCain? Or maybe you have to reach back further ? perhaps to Ronald Reagan or John Kennedy. Political rhetoric is the art of harnessing emotions through language with the goal of persuading an audience. In part one of KPLU?s election series ?Looking Back to Look Forward,? Austin Jenkins explores with voters what works and what doesn?t when it comes to political rhetoric.
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