Slipping the Surly Bonds: Reagan's Challenger Address

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Library of Presidential Rhetoric Martin J. Medhurst, General Editor advisory board James R. Andrews Thomas W. Benson Karlyn Kohrs Campbell Stephen E. Lucas David Zarefsky slipping the surly bonds MARY E. STUCKEY Slipping the Surly Bonds Reagan’s Challenger Address Texas A&M University Press : College Station Copyright © 2006 by Mary E. Stuckey Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48–1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Frontispiece: Ronald Reagan. Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stuckey, Mary E. Slipping the surly bonds : Reagan’s Challenger address / Mary E. Stuckey.—1st ed. p. cm.—(Library of presidential rhetoric) Appendix includes text of Reagan’s address. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 1-58544-504-5 (cloth : alk. paper)— isbn 1-58544-512-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Challenger (Spacecraft)—Accidents. 2. Space vehicle accidents —United States. 3. Reagan, Ronald—Oratory. 4. Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 5. Discourse analysis—United States. I. United States. President (1981–1989 : Reagan). Remarks at the memorial service for the crew of the space shuttle Challenger. II. Title. III. Series. tl867.s78 2006 363.12'465—dc22 2005020801 For Raba ...