Barbara Jordan
Author
Series
Louann Atkins Temple women and culture volume 15
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2005, 1995]
Language
English
Description
This six-part series places students of public speaking, American history, and politicial science front row, center at key speeches by the most eloquent orators of the 20th century. FDR, Huey Long, Generals macArthur and Patton, and JFK share the podium with Barbara Jordan, Ronald Reagan, Mario Cuomo, Jesse Jackson, and others. Rare archival footage combined with insightful commentary from host Jody Powell puts each speech into historical perspective--...