1. CONSTITUTING THE IDEAL AMERICAN: JESSE OWENS AND THE RHETORIC OF ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT Open Access Author: Sierlecki, Bonnie J Title: CONSTITUTING THE IDEAL AMERICAN: JESSE OWENS AND THE RHETORIC OF ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT Graduate Program: Communication Arts and Sciences Keywords: presidential rhetoricJesse OwenssportAmerican Dream rhetoricAmerican idealsnationalismautobiographyJesse Owens Museum File: Download Bonnie_Sierlecki_MA_Thesis_2008.pdf Committee Members: Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor