Monthly Archives: March 2009
Thoughts from Michael Gerson
Michael Gerson, the brilliant speechwriter for George W. Bush, wrote a piece entitled “What the Teleprompter Teaches”for today’s Washington Post. I had the extraordinary privilege of meeting Mr. Gerson this past fall and spent an hour discussing speechwriting, rhetoric, and the … Continue reading
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Know Your Audience
George P. Shultz served as President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state for almost seven years. In the foreword to Reagan in His Own Hand , a compilation of Reagan’s personal essays, letters, and radio addresses, Secretary Shultz recalls: I was always … Continue reading
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Learn from the Best
Former speechwriters are a naturally verbose group. And I’m loving it. Every other day or so I discover a new book to read or a newspaper column to follow. My list is getting long. They’ve been through the trenches, experienced the exhilarating … Continue reading
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