Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter

Informationen zum Autor CRAIG R. SMITH is the director emeritus of the Center for First Amendment Studies at California State University, Long Beach, where he taught for twenty-seven years. In 2010 he received the Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award from the National Communication Association for his contributions to rhetorical theory. Klappentext In this revealing memoir, Craig R. Smith sheds light on what it takes to make it as a speechwriter in a field where the only constant is change. A renowned speechwriter who served Ronald Regan, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, and many others, Smith, a closeted gay man, struggled to reconcile his personal life with his professional one, and to be a fearless advocate for free speech.

Product details

• Authors: Craig R Smith, Craig R. Smith
• Publisher: Michigan state university pres
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2013
• EAN: 9781611861136
• ISBN: 978-1-61186-113-6
• No. of pages: 394
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education