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Speechwriter Quote of the Week

June 15, 2014

Who said it?

By David Murray, Editor & Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day

Her impatient boss asked her, "Why don't you use your head?" And she replied, "Because I'm trying to use yours!"

Oh, here's the answer: It was Liz Carpenter, working for LBJ.

"Gallows Fail, Builder Quits." A real headline, a true tale, an example for us all.

David Murray Editor & Publisher, Vital Speeches of the Day

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