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presidential inaugural addresses  

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  • As the United States' chief executive, the president's public speeches both influence and reflect cultural norms. Thus, political scholars have assessed that the presidency is largely rhetorical and that a variety of rhetorical genres have come to typify the institution of the presidency. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Inaugural Addresses, Presidential]

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