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Presidential Speechwriters
February 19, 2007
Theodore C. Sorensen counselor, speechwriter for President Kennedy
Ted Widmer speechwriter, Clinton Administration [homepage]
Linda Wertheimer senior national correspondent, NPR [homepage]
Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel and speechwriter for President Kennedy, Ray Price, speechwriter for President Nixon, Ted Widmer, foreign policy speechwriter for President Clinton, and Chriss Winston, Director of the Office of Speechwriting for President George H.W. Bush, discuss the art of capturing the president's voice, communicating his ideas, and inspiring the public. They share memories of the presidents with whom they worked and clips from their favorite speeches. Linda Wertheimer, NPR's National Senior Correspondent, moderated.
Author: Ted Sorensen
Publisher: Harper (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 576 pages
Author: Theodore C. Sorensen
Publisher: Columbia University Press (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 144 pages
Author: Ted Widmer
Publisher: Hill and Wang (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 384 pages
Author: Ted Widmer
Publisher: Times Books (2005)
Binding: Hardcover, 208 pages
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