ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMedhurstMartin J.1.Cold War and Rhetoric: Conceptually and CriticallyScottRobert L.Part I:Strategy2.Rhetoric and Cold War: A Strategic ApproachMedhurstMartin J.3.Eisenhower's “Atoms for Peace” Speech: A Case Study in the Strategic Use of LanguageMedhurstMartin J.4.Rhetorical Portraiture: John F. Kennedy's March 2, 1962, Speech on the Resumption of Atmospheric TestsMedhurstMartin J.Part II:Metaphor5.Cold War Motives and the Rhetorical Metaphor: A Framework of CriticismIvieRobert L.6.Diffusing Cold War Demagoguery: Murrow versus McCarthy on “See It Now”IvieRobert L.7.Metaphor and the Rhetorical Invention of Cold War “Idealists”IvieRobert L.Part III:Ideology8.Critical and Classical Theory: An Introduction to Ideology CriticismWanderPhilip9.The Rhetoric of American Foreign PolicyWanderPhilip10.Political Rhetoric and the Un-American TraditionWanderPhilipPart IV:Conclusion11.The Prospects of Cold War CriticismIvieRobert L.Selected BibliographyIndexAbout the Authors