Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ229920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979
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The Ironist and Hypocrite as Presidential Symbols: A Nixon-Kennedy Analog.
Kaufer, David S.
Communication Quarterly, v27 n4 p20-26 Fall 1979
Discusses the self-disparaging ironist and the hypocrite as symbols of power in contemporary American politics. Contrasts the presidential images of Richard Nixon and John Kennedy who exemplify, respectively, hypocritical and ironical power-holders. (PD)
Descriptors: Credibility, Ethics, Irony, Political Attitudes, Political Power, Politics, Presidents, Rhetorical Criticism
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Language: English
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