Selling Outer Space: Kennedy, the Media, and Funding for Project Apollo, 1961-1963
(Part of the Studies in Rhetoric and Communication Series)
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Examines how the Kennedy administration and the media constructed the space program in ways designed to win congressional and public approval Examines the Kennedy administration's rhetorical campaign to persuade Congress and the public to adopt a manned flight to the moon. In so doing, the study addresses three key themes. First, it illuminates the contrasting nature of technical and narrative arguments and explores how those arguments play different roles in public discussion of social policy. Second, the book examines how both the executive branch and the news media function to help set the agenda in American politics. Offering a case study of the increasingly complex relationship between the government and the media. Finally, Selling Outer Space explores the power of technology to shape and direct human action.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0817355901
ISBN13:9780817355906
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:University Alabama Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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