ROBERT E. DENTON, JR., is Professor and Head of the Department of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the author and editor of several books, including The 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (Praeger, 1994), Political Communication in America, 2d ed., with Gary Woodward (Praeger, 1990), and The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan (Praeger, 1988).RACHEL L. HOLLOWAY is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the author of In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Politics, Rhetoric, and Self-Defense (Praeger, 1993).

• Series Foreword Preface Inaugurating the Clinton Presidency: Regenerative Rhetoric and the American Community by David E. Procter and Kurt Ritter Clinton and the Town Hall Meetings: Mediated Conversation and the Risk of Being "In Touch" by Robert E. Denton, Jr., and Rachel L. Holloway Virtual Democracy: A Critique of the Clinton Administration Citizen-White House Electronic Mail System by Kenneth L. Hacker "The Bad Days Are Part of It": Editorial Cartoonists on Clinton's First Year by Edward H. Sewell, Jr. Media Conflicts over Clinton Policies: Political Advertising and the Battle for Public Opinion by Lynda Lee Kaid, John C. Tedesco, and Julia A. Spiker The Compromising Clinton: Images of Failure, A Record of Success by Rita K. Whillock Redefining the Role of the First Lady: The Rhetorical Style of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Janette Kenner Muir and Lisa M. Benitez The Clintons and the Health Care Crisis: Opportunity Lost, Promise Unfulfilled by Rachel L. Holloway Clinton's Characteristic Issue Management Style: Caution, Conciliation, and Conflict Avoidance in the Case of Gays in the Military by Denise M. Bostdorff "Rough Stretches and Honest Disagreements": Is Bill Clinton Redefining the Rhetorical Presidency? by Craig Allen Smith Selected Bibliography Index About the Editors and Contributors