This program will be available for sale to the general public starting on December 7, 2024.Want to register before then? Become a donor today, or if you are already a donor, log in to register for this program. White House Wordsmiths: Presidents and Their Speechwriters Evening Lecture/Seminar Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET Code: 1T0015 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration $20 Member $25 Non-Member Resize text President Barack Obama and aides Carol Browner, David Axelrod, and Jon Favreau working on a speech in June 2010 Presidential speechwriters provide a unique lens through which to view the nation’s chief executives. Learning about how presidents prepared their speeches and who helped them can reveal much about their views of the job. Author Robert Schlesinger explores the evolving role that presidential speechwriters have played over the last century and by extension how presidents have approached the bully pulpit. He also reveals the origin of some of the best-remembered pieces of presidential rhetoric. Schlesinger is a former journalist and the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
