Rhetorical presidency
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The rhetorical presidency is a political communication theory that describes the communication and government style of U.S. presidents in the twentieth century. This theory describes the transition fr
William Mckinley, the president that started the development of the rhetorical presidency.
Jeffrey Tulis is one of the founding fathers of The Rhetorical Presidency paradigm and authored The Rhetorical Presidency in 1987.
Hepburn Act
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The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that expanded the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and gave it the power to set maximum railroad rates. This led to the discontinu
Rhetorical presidency
…appeals on important matters epitomized by the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. He met fierce opposition from his own party in Congress regarding the Hepburn Act, with appeals directly to the people. William McKinley's 1898 speaking tour was an integral part of developing the "Middle Way" that Theodore Roosevelt…
This illustration entitled, "Hepburn Rate Bill", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Post on May 15, 1906, depicts the Hepburn Bill, which was strongly endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt, finally getting past the Senate on it's way to the House and showing the beatings it had taken by all of the amendments added in an attempt to block it.