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Author:   John R. Vile (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9798216387695

Pages:   294
Publication Date:   14 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Preface Introduction 1. Biblical, Classical, and Literary and English Precedents for Presidential and Other American Farewell Addresses 2. The Theoretical Foundations of Presidential and Other American Farewell Addresses 3. Collective Farewells from Four Puritans, a Quaker, and Two American Revolutionaries 4. Farewells from George Washington and Other Founding Fathers 5. Farewells of Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson 6. Senatorial and Other Civil War-Related Farewells 7. Cold War Farewells: MacArthur, Truman, and Eisenhower 8. Courageous, Tragic, and Ignominious Farewells: The Cause Is Greater Than the Individual 9. Farewells Before, During, and After the Reagan Revolution: Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and George H.W. Bush 10. Modern Presidential Farewells in Other Venues: Johnson, Ford, and George H. W. Bush 11. The Obama, Trump, and Biden Farewells Appendices: Texts of Presidential Farewell Addresses

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John R. Vile is professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University, USA.

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