Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter /

Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter /

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An avid high school debater and enthusiastic student body president, Craig Smith seemed destined for a life in public service from an early age. As a sought-after speechwriter, Smith had a front-row seat at some of the most important events of the twentieth century, meeting with Robert Kennedy and R...

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Main Author: Smith, Craig R.
Other Authors: Kirk New, Erin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Smith, Craig R.
Speechwriting.
Speechwriters.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Presidents > Staff.
Politics and government.
Political oratory.
Freedom of the press.
Freedom of speech.
Communication in politics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Redacteurs de discours > États-Unis > Biographies.
Liberte de la presse > États-Unis.
Liberte d'expression > États-Unis.
Éloquence politique > États-Unis.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Discours > Redaction > États-Unis.
Communication politique > États-Unis.
Presidents > United States > Staff > Biography.
Speechwriters > United States > Biography.
Freedom of the press > United States.
Freedom of speech > United States.
Political oratory > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Speechwriting > United States.
Communication in politics > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-1993.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-1993.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Meeting Richard Nixon and Robert Kennedy; Chapter Two. Geography Lessons; Chapter Three. From Student Body President to CBS News; Chapter Four. First Job Syndrome; Chapter Five. Working at Mr. Jefferson's University; Chapter Six. Writing for President Ford; Chapter Seven. Writing for President George H.W. Bush; Chapter Eight. Working for the United States Senate; Chapter Nine. Running a Senate Campaign; Chapter Ten. The National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee; Chapter Eleven. Living Large with Lee Iacocca.
  • Chapter Twelve. President of a National FoundationChapter Thirteen. Protecting Broadcasters' First Amendment Rights; Chapter Fourteen. The Rise and Fall of George Bush; Chapter Fifteen. The Fall of Bob Packwood; Chapter Sixteen. There's More Politics in Education Than Education in Politics; Chapter Seventeen. Last Lessons out of the Whirl of Events; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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