a functional analysis of presidential television advertisements, 1952-1996 /
First Statement of Responsibility
William L. Benoit.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) :
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illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Praeger series in political communication,
ISSN of Series
1062-5623
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preliminaries. Introduction: presidential television spots ; The functional approach to political advertising -- General campaigns. In the beginning: 1952, 1956 ; The Democrats ascend: 1960, 1964 ; Nixon's return: 1968, 1972 ; After Watergate: 1976, 1980 ; Republicans in control: 1984, 1988 ; The end of the millennium: 1992, 1996 -- Other campaigns. Primary campaigns: who shall lead us? ; Third-party candidates: another choice -- Comparisons. Contrasts ; Conclusions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Benoit provides a comprehensive analysis of presidential spots from the inception of this important message form in 1952 through the most recent national campaign in 1996. He includes both primary and general spots as well as those from third party candidates.
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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.