Political tone how leaders talk and why - Hart, Roderick P. 1945-; Childers, Jay P. 1974- (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2013)
Understanding language. The mysteries of political tone -- Societal forces. Diversity and the accommodating tone ; Partisanship and the balanced tone ; Modernity and the urgent tone ; Institutions and the assertive tone -- Personal forces. Scandal and the resilient tone ; Complexity and the measured tone ; Inexperience and the neighborly tone ; Ambition and the wandering tone -- Beyond language. The possibilities of political tone