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Description & Citation--Study No. 5903

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:5903
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05903
 
Title:Perceptions of Symbols in Foreign Policy: Data from the Vietnam Case, 1964-1968
 
Principal Investigator(s):Michael P. Sullivan
 
Bibliographic Citation:Sullivan, Michael P. PERCEPTIONS OF SYMBOLS IN FOREIGN POLICY: DATA FROM THE VIETNAM CASE, 1964-1968 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona [producer], 1971. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998.
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection contains a content analysis of 367 speeches made by United States President Lyndon Johnson that are about or contain references to Vietnam in the period 1964-1968. The dataset is divided into four sections. Variables in section one are coded for document number and date, document designation code such as press conference, television address, formal speech, White House statement, and congressional request, Vietnam designation and reference code, and audience designation code. Variables in section two are coded for symbolic words such as aggression, allies, anarchy, communism, democracy, freedom, national interest, peace, security, courage, and principles. Section three provides frequency counts of 34 countries, cities, geographical regions, and international organizations that were mentioned in President Johnson's speeches. Section four provides the frequency with which President Johnson used each of six pronouns referring either to himself or to a generalized public.
 
Subject Term(s):foreign policy, Johnson, Lyndon, political speeches, Vietnam War
 
Geographic Coverage:Southeast Asia, United States, Vietnam
 
Time Period:1964 - 1968
 
Data Type:aggregate data
 
Data Collection Notes:The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.
 

Methodology

Sample:A total of 367 speeches made by United States President Lyndon Johnson that are about or contain references to Vietnam in the period 1964-1968.
 
Data Source:PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENT, 1964-1968
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1984-05-03
 

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