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Originally posted by Solid
To cut back in to the original topic,
Do you think it is important for a President to be eloquent both when reading and speaking freely? Much has been made about the difference between Bush's three-word, staccato style in comparison to Blair's fluid, almost off-the-cuff speeches.
Just wondering; not fire-starting,
Solid
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It has an impact. But it surely is not necessary.
Consider that Winston Churchill was one of the greatest speakers in the last century... and Britain tossed him as soon as the end of WWII was clear.
I would say that Bill Clinton was able to stay in office partly because he was a slick speaker... that Ronald Reagan accomplished a great deal of what he did because of his ability not only to see the goal but to express it in a manner which reached the people... that John F. Kennedy is remembered as a great President primarily because of his speaking skills and Dwight Eisenhower is not primarily because of his lack of speaking skills. It didn't stop him from accomplishing a great deal.