That Is All the Details I Have

Authors

Scott Merrifield, The College of Wooster

Abstract

This study combined analytic tools from rhetorical criticism with the predictive power of David Barber's "The Presidential Character" in order to modernize this famous work. Through the analysis of press conference speech from ten different presidents, this study found that there are tangible links between predicted personality and expressions of self.

Advisor

Bostdorff, Denise

Second Advisor

Van Doorn, Bas

Department

Communication Studies; Political Science

Recommended Citation

Merrifield, Scott, "That Is All the Details I Have" (2012). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 987.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/987

Publication Date

2012

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis