Hail to the Chief: Pragmatics and the President -- Chapter Two: Talking pragmatics with the best and the brightest: John F Kennedy -- Chapter Three: Lies, truth, and somewhere in between: Richard M. Nixon -- Chapter Four: The narrative Presidency: Ronald Regan and stories from the White House -- Chapter Five: It's language Jim, but not as we know it: William J Clinton -- Chapter Six: Bring em on! the empire strikes back: George W Bush -- Chapter Seven: There and back again with Barack H Obama