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Focuses on the decline of public speaking among politicians in the United States. Reflections about the Abraham Lincoln-Stephen A. Douglas Senate debate on the issue of slavery and the expansion of the nation; Comparison of the Lincoln-Douglas debate with campaign debates; Factors that contributed to the practice of politics without the eloquence.

Comments on the impact of developments that took place in the U.S. in politics, art and literature. during the decade of the 1970s. Lack of achievements by the conservative politicians; Circumstances surrounding the election and resignation of Richard Nixon as U.S. president; Impact of the Watergate scandal on the American press; Absence of any remarkable achievements in the arts and literature; Lack of painters and poets in the 1970s.

Focuses on various developments in the political condition of the U.S. with emphasis on the Democratic Party and the Democrats. Important contributions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the political party; Views of Harry Truman about Roosevelt; Reference to the New Deal policies adopted by Roosevelt; Political profile of Woodrow Wilson when he was the governor of New Jersey; Criticisms against the party.

Comments on the lasting impression made by the inaugural speech delivered by United States President John F. Kennedy. Analysis of the language and sentence construction of the speech; Consideration for the political climate and the economic conditions in the world and the homeland; Discussion of the virtues related to the inaugural address.

Expresses views on the notion of royalties and presidents as physicians who can heal with just the power of their touch. Reference to kings of France and England, who touched patients suffering from scrofula; Public reaction to the healing touch of royalties; Role of the Presidents in healing the nation and binding its wound; Description of royalties enjoyed by the U.S. President Jimmy Carter; View that the President is not a physician but a politician, who should be engaged in politics, and not in healing or magic.

Focuses on the role of mass media in the United States, to foster the practice of politicians to deny their statements in public. Examination of the reference to the Chappaquiddick incident in political statements; Manipulation of the reporting of political statements by the press; Techniques used by reporters in media to use the device of denial affirmative.