FDR's body politics : the rhetoric of disability /
Houck, Davis W.
FDR's body politics : the rhetoric of disability / Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xii, 141 pages) : illustrations - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 8 . - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 8. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index.
Keeping secrets -- Quo vadis? -- In sickness and in health -- Looking for looker -- A new deal and a new body -- A satisfactory embodiment -- Body politics.
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Franklin Roosevelt instinctively understood that a politician of his era who was unable to control his own body would be perceived as unable to control the body politic. He therefore took great care to hide his polioinduced lameness both visually and verbally. In FDR's Body Politics, Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe draw on never-before-used primary sources to analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and health-giving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. They examine his broad strategies, as well as the speeches Roosevelt delivered during his political comeback after polio struck, to understand how he overcame the whispering campaign against him in 1928 and 1932. Ultimately, this is a story of triumph and courage that reveals a master politician's understanding of the body politic in the most fundamental of ways.
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2010.
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158544894X (electronic bk.) 9781585448944 (electronic bk.) 9781603446730 1603446737 1299052681 9781299052680 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
00026003
2002012925
GBA3Z3780 bnb
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Health.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Language.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Public opinion.
Roosevelt, Franklin D 1882-1945
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Santé
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Langage.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Opinion publique.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
1900 - 1999
Physical fitness--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Human body--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
People with disabilities--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
English language--Rhetoric.--United States
Public opinion--United States.
Health attitudes.
Politics, Practical.
Disabled Persons--psychology
Attitude to Health
Communication
History, 20th Century
Human Body
Politics
Condition physique--Aspect politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Discours politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Corps humain--Aspect social--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Personnes handicapées--États-Unis--Biographies.
Présidents--États-Unis--Biographies.
Anglais (Langue)--Rhétorique.--États-Unis
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
Politique.
politics.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY.
English language--Rhetoric
Health
Human body--Social aspects
Language and languages
People with disabilities
Politics and government.
Presidents
Public opinion
Rhetoric--Political aspects
United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
United States
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1933-1945.
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E807 / .H725 2003eb
973.917/092 B
2004 L-074 HV 1553 / H835f 2003
FDR's body politics : the rhetoric of disability / Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003. - 1 online resource (xii, 141 pages) : illustrations - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 8 . - Presidential rhetoric series ; no. 8. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index.
Keeping secrets -- Quo vadis? -- In sickness and in health -- Looking for looker -- A new deal and a new body -- A satisfactory embodiment -- Body politics.
Use copy
Franklin Roosevelt instinctively understood that a politician of his era who was unable to control his own body would be perceived as unable to control the body politic. He therefore took great care to hide his polioinduced lameness both visually and verbally. In FDR's Body Politics, Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe draw on never-before-used primary sources to analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and health-giving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. They examine his broad strategies, as well as the speeches Roosevelt delivered during his political comeback after polio struck, to understand how he overcame the whispering campaign against him in 1928 and 1932. Ultimately, this is a story of triumph and courage that reveals a master politician's understanding of the body politic in the most fundamental of ways.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
158544894X (electronic bk.) 9781585448944 (electronic bk.) 9781603446730 1603446737 1299052681 9781299052680 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
00026003
2002012925
GBA3Z3780 bnb
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Health.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Language.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Public opinion.
Roosevelt, Franklin D 1882-1945
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Santé
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Langage.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Opinion publique.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
1900 - 1999
Physical fitness--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Human body--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
People with disabilities--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
English language--Rhetoric.--United States
Public opinion--United States.
Health attitudes.
Politics, Practical.
Disabled Persons--psychology
Attitude to Health
Communication
History, 20th Century
Human Body
Politics
Condition physique--Aspect politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Discours politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Corps humain--Aspect social--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Personnes handicapées--États-Unis--Biographies.
Présidents--États-Unis--Biographies.
Anglais (Langue)--Rhétorique.--États-Unis
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
Politique.
politics.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
HISTORY.
English language--Rhetoric
Health
Human body--Social aspects
Language and languages
People with disabilities
Politics and government.
Presidents
Public opinion
Rhetoric--Political aspects
United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
United States
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1933-1945.
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E807 / .H725 2003eb
973.917/092 B
2004 L-074 HV 1553 / H835f 2003