02439cam a2200421 a 4500 123421 20230404125753.0 080125s2008 nyua b 001 0deng 2008003127 9780743291699 0743291697 n-us--- 002 E 176.1 S342w 2008 973.09 Schlesinger, Robert. White House ghosts : presidents and their speechwriters / Robert Schlesinger. Presidents and their speechwriters 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008. viii, 581 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. "From FDR to George W. Bush"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-558) and index. Introduction: The coming of the "literary clerk" -- "Grace, take a law" -- "Missouri English" -- "Sometimes you sure get tired of all this clackety-clack" -- The age of Sorensen -- "Now that's what I call a news lead" -- "Concern for image must rank with concern for substance" -- "Go back and give me one speech, not two speeches" -- "Don't give any explanation. Just say I cancelled the damn speech" -- The musketeers -- "I'm not going to dance on the Berlin Wall" -- "No, no, so, this is a speech -- I just want to talk to people" -- "The Troika." Evaluates the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters and offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire. Presidents United States History 20th century. Presidents United States Biography. Rhetoric Political aspects United States History 20th century. Political oratory United States History 20th century. Speechwriting United States History 20th century. Speechwriters United States Interviews. United States Politics and government 1933-1945. United States Politics and government 1945-1989. United States Politics and government 1989- Presidentes Historia Estados Unidos. Estados Unidos Historia. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno Historia. lcc bk 4343 4343 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 176.1 S342w 2008 00000117487 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk