TY - BOOK ID - 78071913 TI - The teleological discourse of Barack Obama PY - 2012 SN - 1280671440 9786613648372 0739174096 9780739174098 0739174088 9780739174081 9781280671449 9780739174081 661364837X PB - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, DB - UniCat KW - Rhetoric KW - Language and languages KW - Speaking KW - Authorship KW - Expression KW - Literary style KW - Political aspects KW - Obama, Barack KW - Obama, Barack Hussein KW - Oratory. KW - Language. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78071913 AB - The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama, by Richard Leeman, provides an in-depth analysis of President Barack Obama's speeches and writings to explain the power of the 44th president's speaking. Highly regarded for his eloquent and inspiring rhetoric, Obama is often compared to Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. However, Leeman's study shows that Obama's teleological philosophy and discourse more closely resembles Ronald Reagan's rhetoric. ER -