04055nam 2200793 450 991046515030332120200520144314.01-62895-010-21-60917-403-8(CKB)3710000000074137(EBL)1672325(SSID)ssj0001084330(PQKBManifestationID)11706938(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084330(PQKBWorkID)11036409(PQKB)11750505(MiAaPQ)EBC3338339(OCoLC)871238154(MdBmJHUP)muse33646(MiAaPQ)EBC1672325(Au-PeEL)EBL3338339(CaPaEBR)ebr10815883(Au-PeEL)EBL1672325(EXLCZ)99371000000007413720131218d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConfessions of a presidential speechwriter /Craig R. Smith ; cover design Erin Kirk NewEast Lansing, Michigan :Michigan State University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (394 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61186-113-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IacoccaChapter 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; IndexAn 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 easyCommunication in politicsUnited StatesSpeechwritingUnited StatesRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPolitical oratoryUnited StatesFreedom of speechUnited StatesFreedom of the pressUnited StatesSpeechwritersUnited StatesBiographyPresidentsUnited StatesStaffBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-1993Electronic books.Communication in politicsSpeechwritingRhetoricPolitical aspectsPolitical oratoryFreedom of speechFreedom of the pressSpeechwritersPresidentsStaff973.92092Smith Craig R911306Kirk New Erin1056340MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465150303321Confessions of a presidential speechwriter2490639UNINA