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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"President of the United States"”.
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The Garden of One Thousand Points of Light
A monumental garden is designed in honor of American cultural and political achievements and George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States of America.
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Trusted Assistants: A Look at the Governing and Reelection Roles of the Vice President
This thesis seeks to determine if there is a relationship between a vice president of the United States governing influence and his involvement in a presidential reelection campaign. The period for this thesis will begin with Richard Nixon's vice presidency and end with Al Gore's. To find a …
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A critical analysis of selected campaign speeches of Richard M. Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign
… on July 28th, 1960, Richard M. Nixon, vice-president of the United States was nominated as Republican candidate for president. This took place two weeks after the Democrats in Los Angeles chose John F. Kennedy, United States senator from Massachusetts as their candidate. The nominations of …
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Contemporary Opinion of President Wilson's Fourteen Points
While one of the bloodiest conflicts in history still raced on the battle front of Europe, Woodrow Wilson President of the United states, determined to make the peace settlement not only an opportunity for nations to disarm, but also on Instrument for an enduring peace. Military victory to this …
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The media's coverage of jury trials
This thesis explores the nature and extent of the print media's coverage of jury trials. A content analysis was conducted on the Los Angeles Times from 1973 to 1995, examining both overall trends in jury coverage and the extent and nature of that coverage before and after several high-profile jury …
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A "Melancholy Experience:" William C. C. Claiborne and the Louisiana Militia, 1811-1815
… a strange land. Almost more a colonial governor of a European power rather than an American statesman, Claiborne grappled with maintaining a militia force for the Territory of Orleans, now the present day state of Louisiana. He built upon the volunteer companies he found within the city of New …
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Crack as a moral panic: The racial implications inherent to crack and powder cocaine sentencing
This thesis explores the nature and extent of the print media's coverage of crack cocaine to determine whether a moral panic ensued during the late 1980's. A content analysis was conducted on the Los Angeles Times from 1985 to 1990, examining both the nature and extent of the Los Angeles Times' …
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Grant: "The Tanner Boy" and Reconstruction
… is usually divided into two distinct periods, "Presidential" and "Congressional," each controlled by a different branch of the United States Government; This approach leaves one major question unanswered: What of Grant, "the tanner boy," and Reconstruction? After all, President Ulysses S. Grant …
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Honor, not sainthood : interpreting scandals and personal flaws in presidential homes, museums and libraries.
The inauguration of President Barack Obama as President of the United States underscored the reality of the different kinds of men who occupied the Oval Office. In many cases, these men have been put on a high pedestal by staff who operate the homes, museums and libraries which tell the story of …
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John Adams and France: A Remarkable but Costly Relationship
… March 4, 1797, John Adams was inaugurated second President of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was preceded by President George Washington, who had served two terms in office. George Washington was elected by popular acclamation due to his military leadership in the …
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American public opinion relating to the Roosevelt court proposal of 1937
<p>Following his election to the office of President of the United States, in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt began his attempt to overcome the economic difficulties caused by the depression of 1929. His program for recovery included the enactment by Congress of many new pieces of legistlation. A great …
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JAV žvalgybos politizacijos apraiškos prezidento D. Trumpo kadencijos metu /
Ever since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States (POTUS) in 2016, tensions have been rising between him and the U.S. intelligence community (IC). There have been instances of friction among previous administrations and the IC, with Nixon and Carter harshly criticizing U.S. …
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How the News Covers History: A Thematic Analysis of the New York Times and Wall Street's Journal's Coverage of Kamala Harris's 2020 Vice Presidential Campaign
… on November 7, 2020, when she was elected as the first female Vice President of the United States. In addition to being the first woman, she became the first African-American and Indian-American to attain this position. As a result, the media had to grapple with how to cover her historic …
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Shooting the President: A Critical Study of the Films JFK and Death of a President
… takes a look at how films can made to alter the way people think about certain subjects. In this instance it compares two films about the assassination of the President of the United States. One is JFK, a depiction of the true events of John F. Kennedy’s assassination which is directed and …
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Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
… a hot-button issue, especially during and after the 2016 election, and the media is not exempt from being a part of the discussion. The overall question that this article proposes is whether there is a definitive bias against female political candidates in the media based on gender. More …
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Reconstruction Delayed: How Presidents and the Southern Civil War Prolonged the End of Reconstruction
Reconstruction is one of the most controversial periods in American history. The decade which followed the conclusion of the American Civil War featured debates in the North and extreme violence in the South. The major argument was over what the next steps would be in terms of reuniting the nation …
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President Joseph R. Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Rhetoric: Scapegoating, American Exceptionalism, and Moral Injury
The president of the United States constructs an identity for the American “people” through rhetorical processes that can influence unity and division. In this project, I answer, “How and why did President Joseph R. Biden attempt to unify the American “people” through scapegoating the Afghan people …
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Stakeholder salience influence on bureaucratic program enterprise value creation
In 2009, the Government Accountability Office reported that two-thirds of major weapon systems acquisition programs were required to report budget overruns and were almost two years behind schedule for delivery of capability to the warfighters. The Secretary of Defense and the President of the …
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Rhetorical analysis of Spiro T. Agnew.
This thesis is a rhetorical study of Spiro T. Agnew as Vice President of the United States. His speaking has revived speechmaking and placed him into the national limelight of public opinion and made him one of the most controversial Vice Presidents of all time. Chapter One is a specialized …
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Telling the Soviet redemption story: Ronald Reagan’s changing Soviet rhetoric
… Ronald Reagan’s changing Soviet rhetoric over the course of his presidency. Specifically, I argue that through the rhetorical analysis of eight of Reagan’s speeches, four from his first term and four from his second, we see how the President told a story of Soviet redemption. The first chapter …
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