Reagan's Challenger Tribute: Combining Generic Constraints and Situational Demands.

Mister, Steven M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Reagan's Challenger Tribute: Combining Generic Constraints and Situational Demands.

Mister, Steven M.

Central States Speech Journal, v37 n3 p158-65 Fall 1986

Discusses President Reagan's televised address following the space shuttle tragedy and the unique rhetorical demands of the situation. Examines how generic constraints that establish commonalities among all eulogies are interwoven with the responses to the specific needs of a nation in crisis. (NKA)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Crisis Management, Death, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Communities, Grief, Leadership, Persuasive Discourse, Presidents of the United States, Public Opinion, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Criticism, Rhetorical Invention, Speeches, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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