One People Chasing One Dream and One Magnificent Destiny
Jul 10, 2019
Hello, America. Hello. The First Lady and I wish each and every one of you a Happy Independence Day on this truly historic Fourth of July! (Applause.) Today, we come …
Palliative care: The gap between the rhetoric and the reality
May 27, 2015
Editor’s Note: The speech was actually not delivered, after the RACP dropped Dr. Syme as its keynoter, citing members’ complaints about the subject. Nevertheless, Dr. Syme distributed the speech text …
Let these American spirits grow
Sep 24, 2015
Mr. Vice-President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable Members of Congress, Dear Friends, I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in "the land of the free …
Kent State Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer
Aug 22, 2018
Good morning. It is such a pleasure to be with you today in this beautiful, idyllic environment. This is my first time at Chautauqua, and I feel I have been …
This Is the Calm Before the Storm—Before the Surge
Mar 17, 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made a special televised address to the nation on St Patrick’s Day, speaking about the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on Ireland Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh! This …
Speechwriter, repent
Jun 08, 2020
When you run a professional association, you like to believe you’re doing good in the world. And that the industry you represent contributes to the health of humanity. And that …
A Year Filled with the Loss of Life and the Loss of Living
Mar 17, 2021
Good evening, my fallow Americans. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about where we are as we mark one year since everything stopped because of this pandemic. A year …
Speechwriting elder, respect thyself
Jun 17, 2021
It’s an unkept secret among speechwriters that if you want to talk to the head of the Professional Speechwriters Association, all you have to do is email me and ask. …
Why didn’t the great Indian speechwriter write a memoir? Two reasons.
Dec 03, 2021
By any measure, H.Y. Sharada Prasad had an impressive run as a speechwriter, working closely with three of his native India’s post-independence prime ministers. As one would expect, his years as a …
Let’s Finish the Job
Feb 08, 2023
Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Leaders of our military. Mr. Chief Justice, Associate Justices, and retired Justices of …