AROUND THE WORLD IN RHETORIC
Feb 27, 2023
She Scared the Hell Out of Me (and Made Me Better)
Former University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank died earlier this month. Her speechwriter offers a candid remembrance of a tough boss she came to love.
Amanda Todd,
Director of Executive Communications, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Mar 15, 2023
The Banker Who Talks Too Much
Jamie Dimon, would you please please please please please stop talking! (About all the wrong issues, and none of the right ones.)
David Murray,
Executive Director, Executive Communication Council
Mar 08, 2023
“Human Rights Are Women’s Rights and Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, Once and For All”
A conversation with speechwriter Lissa Muscatine, on the making of First Lady Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the United Nations' 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing.
Lissa Muscatine,
Former Speechwriter, First Lady Hillary Clinton
Mar 06, 2023
Workaday White House Speechwriter vs. Credit-Hogging Dilettante Historian
Is it bad that historian Jon Meacham is feeding lines to President Biden? Former Obama speechwriter Sarada Peri says yes. I'm not so sure.
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David Murray,
Editor & Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine
David Murray,
Editor & Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day
Feb 22, 2023
That’s What Solidarity Means
"One year into this war, Putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition. But he still doubts our conviction. ... Our support for Ukraine will not waver, NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
Ezra Baeli-Wang,
Director of Speechwriting, Office of Mayor Michelle Wu
Feb 16, 2023
“An American Girl,” a White Audience and a Red Balloon
Haley delivered on leadership style but not policy substance. She will never again have a forum as exclusive and timely.
Michael Cornfield,
Senior Fellow, Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, The George Washington University
Feb 15, 2023
An Attempt to Destroy the Ukrainian European Way of Life by All-Out War
"This is our Europe. These are our rules. This is our way of life."
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine
David Murray,
Executive Director, Executive Communication Council
Feb 08, 2023
Let’s Finish the Job
"As we gather here tonight, we are writing the next chapter in the great American story, a story of progress and resilience."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
Jan 25, 2023
I Will Not Be Seeking Re-Election
"I am not leaving because it was hard ... I am leaving because with such a privileged role, comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not."
Jacinda Ardern,
Prime Minister, New Zealand
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VITAL SPEECHES OF RECENT WEEKS
A conversation with speechwriter Lissa Muscatine, on the making of First Lady Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the United Nations' 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing.
Lissa Muscatine,
Former Speechwriter, First Lady Hillary Clinton
"One year into this war, Putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition. But he still doubts our conviction. ... Our support for Ukraine will not waver, NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"This is our Europe. These are our rules. This is our way of life."
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine
"As we gather here tonight, we are writing the next chapter in the great American story, a story of progress and resilience."
Joe Biden,
President, United States of America
"I am not leaving because it was hard ... I am leaving because with such a privileged role, comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not."
Jacinda Ardern,
Prime Minister, New Zealand
"Business can't be the only thing that works in this country. We need a government that also works."
Susan P. Clark,
CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
House Democrats will "try to find common ground ... But I also want to make clear that we will never compromise our principles."
Hakeem Jeffries,
Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
"I look forward to visiting folks all over the city again and again, this time as your mayor. I have more listening and learning to do. I also have more running to do."
Craig Greenberg,
Mayor, Louisville, Kentucky
"I know that everything depends on us, on Ukrainian armed forces, yet so much depends on the world. So much in the world depends on you."
Volodymyr Zelensky,
President, Ukraine