Significant characteristics of democratic presidential nomination acceptance speeches

1 March 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Central States Speech Journal

Vol. 25 (1) , 56-62
https://doi.org/10.1080/10510977409367769

Abstract

Democratic presidential nomination acceptance speeches have become part of American tradition. Beginning as relatively unimportant supplements to letters of acceptance, the speeches have evolved into major political addresses. After conducting both an historical review of the period involved—1832‐1972—and a content analysis of the speeches, the author identifies some of the principal rhetorical traditions surrounding such speeches.

Keywords

SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTICS
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL
ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE

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