White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters
- ISBN-10
- 0743291700
- ISBN-13
- 9780743291705
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 581
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-12-30
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Robert Schlesinger
Description
An evaluation of the relationships between modern presidents and their speechwriters also offers insight into the agendas behind some of history's most famous addresses, in an account that traces the careers of such figures as Ted Sorensen, Peggy Noonan, and William Safire. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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- 2008-04-15
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