Saturday, May 17, 2008

speeches

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White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters

How John F. Kennedy’s most illustrious speeches were constructed. more >>

How Obama's 'Cling to Guns and Religion' Remarks Got on the Web

Arianna Huffington herself approved the publication of the "bitter" remarks. more >>

Clinton Pledges to Go After Corporate Crime

Presidential contender says that she would be tough on white-collar crime. more >>

Obama's Remarks Are Liberal Snobbery

The Democratic candidate's "bitter" comment could hurt him as the Democratic nominee. more >>

Rhetoric and Speaking Style Affect the Clinton-Obama Race

What makes a speech "good" and a politician a "good speaker"? Do speeches matter? more >>

Obama Speech Falls Short

The senator failed to reach the critical constituencies beyond his flock. more >>

Obama's Race Speech Heralded as Historic

African-American scholars and leaders see this as the presidential candidate's moment to lead. more >>

State of the Union Preview

Tonight's State of the Union address will be a realistic, relatively low-key speech that recognizes the limits of President Bush's power in his final year in office, White House insiders tell U.S. News. To that end, the president will advocate transferring more power from Washington to the individual citizen but won't have big new initiatives to announce. more >>

Waxman Hunting for Bush Lies

Henry Waxman is still sniffing around the White House for proof the president lied when making the case for going to war in Iraq. more >>

The Gipper Could Write Speeches Too

Ronald Reagan sure had a bright team of writers to draft his unique words, but now we've got proof that the Gipper was pretty good on his own when it came to tuning up those speeches. It's a rare hand-edited text of one of Reagan's most famous and memorable addresses: "The Great Communicator's" 1988 goodbye at the Republican National Convention. more >>

More an Architect Than a Bridge Builder

Our recent item raising questions about whether Sen. Barack Obama's political guru David Axelrod minted Bill Clinton's memorable "Bridge to the 21st Century" phrase–as a recent New York Times Magazine profile suggests–got Axelrod's hackles up. more >>

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