Presidents and Their Speechwriters
Monday, January 19, 2009
Find out how inaugural speeches and get written, and the extent of the speechwriters’ roles. Robert Schlesinger is a political journalist and author of White House Ghosts; Jeff Shesol was a deputy chief speechwriter to President Bill Clinton, and is currently a partner at a communications strategy firm.
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Comments [5]
stupider?
Innaugural addresses should be about "the vision thing"!!!!
Barack Obama has a chip on his shoulder, and it's a good one. He knows that, considering the mess he inherits as president, he has the opportunity to surpass Lincoln and Roosevelt to become the greatest president in the history of the United States. Actually, he has more than a chip. The world, indeed the known universe rests on his shoulders. If his "green initiatives don't succeed economically or ecologically there might be no one left to study the universe!
I always found Reagan's "Trees cause pollution" to be memorable.
The speeches are rehearsal for a drama. A person practices dozen times several sentences to win the crowd. The person may hire various kinds of individual from verious background such as economist, lawyer, sociologist, psychologist, politician and language professional to gather sound sentences.
I personally not willing to hear professional speeches but I like to see productive actions are taken.
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