Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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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Title
FDR's body politics.
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158544233X
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Health.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Language.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Public opinion.
Roosevelt, Franklin D, (Franklin Delano),1882-1945
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Langage.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Opinion publique.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945-- Santé
Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano),1882-1945
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English language-- United States-- Rhetoric.
Human body-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
People with disabilities-- United States, Biography.
Physical fitness-- Political aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Presidents-- United States, Biography.
Public opinion-- United States.
Rhetoric-- Political aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Attitude to Health.
Communication.
Disabled Persons-- psychology.
History, 20th Century.
Human Body.
Politics.
Anglais (Langue)-- États-Unis-- Rhétorique.
Condition physique-- Aspect politique-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Corps humain-- Aspect social-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Discours politique-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Handicapés-- États-Unis, Biographies.
Opinion publique-- États-Unis.
Présidents-- États-Unis, Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
English language-- Rhetoric
Health
HISTORY.
Human body-- Social aspects
Language and languages
People with disabilities
Politics and government.
Presidents
Public opinion
Rhetoric-- Political aspects
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Politics and government, 1933-1945.
United States.
États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 1933-1945.