[Maurice Crane discusses presidential oratorical styles] / [with J.P. McCarthy].

Dr. Maurice Crane, head of the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University, discusses the different styles of speeches that are considered "presidential." Crane talks about whether there is such a thing as a "presidential voice" and whether or not a candidate's voice affects voters....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: WJR (Radio station : Detroit, Mich.) (Broadcaster)
Other Authors: Crane, Maurice, 1926-2014 (Interviewee)
McCarthy, J. P. (Joseph Priestly), 1933-1995 (Interviewer)
McKinley, William, 1843-1901 (Speaker)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Speaker)
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 (Speaker)
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 (Speaker)
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 (Speaker)
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 (Speaker)
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 (Speaker)
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 (Speaker)
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 (Speaker)
Carey, Paul (Broadcaster) (Speaker)
Language:English
Subjects:
Presidents > United States.
Voice.
Interviews.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Nonfiction radio programs.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:1 audio file (30 min., 15 sec.)
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Dr. Maurice Crane, head of the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University, discusses the different styles of speeches that are considered "presidential." Crane talks about whether there is such a thing as a "presidential voice" and whether or not a candidate's voice affects voters. Crane demonstrates what makes a "presidential voice" using excerpts from recordings of Presidents William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy as well as former Presidential nominees William Jennings Bryan, Wendell Willkie, Eugene Debs and Thomas Dewey.
Note:Originally broadcast on WJR.
Call Number:Voice 35911
M4614 bd.1
Playing Time:00:30:15
Event Details:
Broadcast 1988 August 17.
Source of Description:
Description based on open-reel tape version record.