@article{685833, recid = {685833}, author = {Leeman, Richard W.}, title = {The teleological discourse of Barack Obama [electronic resource] /}, publisher = {Lexington Books,}, address = {Lanham, Md. :}, pages = {1 online resource (vii, 275 p.)}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama, by Richard Leeman, provides an in-depth analysis of President Barack Obama's speeches and writings to explain the power of the 44th president's speaking. Highly regarded for his eloquent and inspiring rhetoric, Obama is often compared to Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. However, Leeman's study shows that Obama's teleological philosophy and discourse more closely resembles Ronald Reagan's rhetoric.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/685833}, }