This book traces the evolution of the speechwriting process for presidents in the White House from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to the present. Whil
The rise of the media presidency through radio and television broadcasts has heightened the visibility and importance of presidential speeches in determining th
When Ronald Reagan invoked "a shining city on a hill" or George H. W. Bush "a thousand points of light," their words were engraved on the public's consciousness
A sweeping and groundbreaking treasury of the most essential presidential writings, featuring a mix of the beloved and the little-known, from stirring speeches