Confessions of a presidential speechwriter

Confessions of a presidential speechwriter / Craig R. Smith.

"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...

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Main Author: Smith, Craig R. (Author)
Other Authors: Kirk New, Erin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Smith, Craig R.
1945-1993
Speechwriters > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Staff > Biography.
Gay men > United States > Biography.
Communication in politics > United States.
Speechwriting > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Political oratory > United States.
Freedom of speech > United States.
Freedom of the press > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Communication in politics
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Political oratory
Politics and government
Presidents > Staff
Rhetoric > Political aspects
Speechwriters
Speechwriting
Closeted gay men.
LGBTQ+ people.
Men.
Sexual minorities.
Gay studies.
Lesbian studies.
Gender studies.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-1993.
United States
autobiographies (literary works)
Biographies
Gay autobiographies.
LGBTQ+ autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Meeting Richard Nixon and Robert Kennedy
  • Geography lessons
  • From student body president to CBS news
  • First job syndrome
  • Working at Mr. Jefferson's university
  • Writing for President Ford
  • Writing for George H.W. Bush
  • Working for the United States Senate
  • Running a Senate campaign
  • The National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
  • Living large with Lee Iacocca
  • President of a National Foundation
  • Protecting broadcasters' first amendment rights
  • The rise and fall of George Bush
  • The fall of Bob Packwood
  • There's more politics in education than education in politics
  • Last lessons out of the whirl of events.

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