Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Monitoring the Evolution of an Agency through Rhetorical Snapshots of Speeches by Generals Omar N. Bradley, Earle G. Wheeler, George S. Brown and Colin L. Powell

There is a need to examine the long term rhetorical strategies of military spokesmen within a democratic state characterized by civilian hegemony. This study uses Kenneth Burke's discussion of cluster analysis to discover the various recurring themes from Chairman to Chairman of the Joint Chief...

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Main Author: Foster, John Robert
Other Authors: John B. Henderson
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0129103-042127/