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SALUTING THE “SKUTNIK”: SPECIAL GUESTS, THE FIRST LADY’S BOX, AND THE GENERIC EVOLUTION OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

This essay traces how Ronald Reagan’s invocation of Lenny Skutnik in his 1982 State of the Union address inaugurated a new generic norm for the president’s annual message to Congress. We argue that the invocation of a “Skutnik” enables presidents to display—both rhetorically and physically— the civi...

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Publicado en:Rhetoric & Public Affairs Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 571 - 605
Autores principales: PRASCH, ALLISON M., O’GRADY, JULIA SCATLIFF
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Michigan State University Press Winter2017
Materias:
Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004
State of the Union messages
Presidential messages
Skutnik, Lenny
First ladies of the United States
United States. Congress
Rescues
Heroes
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