1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007267520403321

Autore

Biagi, Enzo <1920-2007>

Titolo

Cina / Enzo Biagi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Rizzoli, 1979

Descrizione fisica

241 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

La geografia di Biagi ; 7

Locazione

DTE

FSPBC

DECSE

Collocazione

XV L2 45

COLLEZ. 527 (7)

SE 090.05.34-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910734340003321

Autore

Smith Craig R

Titolo

Confessions of a presidential speechwriter / / Craig R. Smith ; cover design Erin Kirk New

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62895-010-2

1-60917-403-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (394 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Kirk NewErin

Disciplina

973.92092

Soggetti

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

Speechwriters - United States

Presidents - United States - Staff

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-1993

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Richard Nixon, advising Governor Ronald Reagan, writing for President Ford, serving as a campaign manager for a major U.S. senator's reelection campaign, and writing speeches for a contender for the Republican nomination for president. Life in the volatile world of politics wasn't always easy