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Representative American Speeches
2003-2004
Edited by Calvin M. Logue, Lynn M. Messina
and Jean DeHart
$50
H.W. Wilson |
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Emeritus prof edits book of speeches
When 2003 began, the United States was drawing closer to war with
Iraq, as the Bush administration declared its certainty that Iraq
possessed weapons of mass destruction. By the end of the summer
of 2004, the intelligence used to bring the country to war was deemed
faulty. As the 2004 presidential campaign progressed, the public’s
attention was increasingly drawn both to Iraq and to the hearings
of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission investigating the terrorist attacks
of Sept. 11, 2001.
Representative American Speeches 2003-2004
contains a selection of key addresses that discuss these and other
issues that took central stage during this time period. The book
is co-edited by Calvin Logue, UGA professor emeritus of speech communication.
In addition to a chapter of speeches that examine the two-pronged
issue of intelligence gathering and interpretation, the book also
includes speeches by individuals who express their concerns about
a number of important issues, including the U.S. attempts at nation-building
around the world. In another chapter, speakers salute the American
military veterans. The last two chapters over issues that have also
been of great interest to Americans during 2003 and 2004: intellectual
property rights and the nation’s natural resources. |
