“Draft speechwriter”: A dangerous delineation
July 24, 2012
When we talk about a speakerโMartin Luther King, sayโwho we donโt want to think of as having had a speechwriter, we now find it necessary to use a new term to describe it: โdraft speechwriter.โ
As in Dr. Clarence B. Jones, who is described by Wikipedia as MLKโs โformer personal counsel, advisor, draft speechwriter and close friend.โ
Arenโt all speechwriters โdraft speechwritersโ in the sense that they write a draft of a speech and the speaker makes it his or her own?