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Writing the Inaugural Address
January 11, 2009
Theodore C. Sorensen counselor, speechwriter for President Kennedy
Ted Widmer speechwriter, Clinton Administration

Ted Sorensen, special counsel to President Kennedy, reflects on the writing of President Kennedy's inaugural address with historian and former Clinton speechwriter Ted Widmer.

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