LEADER 04055nam 2200793 450 001 9910465150303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-62895-010-2 010 $a1-60917-403-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000074137 035 $a(EBL)1672325 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001084330 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11706938 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084330 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11036409 035 $a(PQKB)11750505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338339 035 $a(OCoLC)871238154 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33646 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1672325 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338339 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10815883 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1672325 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000074137 100 $a20131218d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConfessions of a presidential speechwriter /$fCraig R. Smith ; cover design Erin Kirk New 210 1$aEast Lansing, Michigan :$cMichigan State University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (394 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61186-113-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aAn 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 606 $aCommunication in politics$zUnited States 606 $aSpeechwriting$zUnited States 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical oratory$zUnited States 606 $aFreedom of speech$zUnited States 606 $aFreedom of the press$zUnited States 606 $aSpeechwriters$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xStaff$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-1993 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommunication in politics 615 0$aSpeechwriting 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical oratory 615 0$aFreedom of speech 615 0$aFreedom of the press 615 0$aSpeechwriters 615 0$aPresidents$xStaff 676 $a973.92092 700 $aSmith$b Craig R$0911306 701 $aKirk New$b Erin$01056340 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465150303321 996 $aConfessions of a presidential speechwriter$92490639 997 $aUNINA