Presidential Speak
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-02-21/presidential-speak
"Ask not what your country can do for you..." "Four score and seven years ago..." These iconic words first spoken by American presidents are now deeply woven into our culture. But Commanders-in-Chief have left a subtler--and possibly more influential--mark on American language: Electioneering, public relations, normalcy, and executive privilege are all presidential neologisms (neologism itself being a term likely coined by Thomas Jefferson). We explore how presidents have influenced, and even invented, the language we speak.
Guests
Paul Dickson
Author of more than 55 nonfiction books and contributing editor at Washingtonian Magazine.
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