{"product_id":"white-house-ghosts-presidents-and-their-speechwriters-paperback","title":"White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Schlesinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhite House Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran Washington reporter Robert Schlesinger opens a fresh and revealing window on the modern presidency from FDR to George W. Bush. This is the first book to examine a crucial and often hidden role played by the men and women who help presidents find the words they hope will define their places in history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on scores of interviews with White House scribes and on extensive archival research, Schlesinger weaves intimate, amusing, compelling stories that provide surprising insights into the personalities, quirks, egos, ambitions, and humor of these presidents as well as how well or not they understood the bully pulpit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhite House Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of the presidential speechwriter's job from Raymond Moley under FDR through such luminaries as Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., under JFK, Jack Valenti and Richard Goodwin under LBJ, William Safire and Pat Buchanan under Nixon, Hendrik Hertzberg and James Fallows under Carter, and Peggy Noonan under Reagan, to the \"Troika\" of Michael Gerson, John McConnell, and Matthew Scully under George W. Bush. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhite House Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e tells the fascinating inside stories behind some of the most iconic presidential phrases: the first inaugural of FDR (\"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself \") and JFK (\"ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country\"), Richard Nixon's \"I am not a crook\" and Ronald Reagan's \"tear down this wall\" speeches, Bill Clinton's ending \"the era of big government\" State of the Union, and George W. Bush's post-9\/11 declaration that \"whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done\" -- and dozens of other noteworthy speeches. The book also addresses crucial questions surrounding the complex relationship between speechwriter and speechgiver, such as who actually crafted the most memorable phrases, who deserves credit for them, and who has claimed it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Schlesinger tells the story of the modern American presidency through this unique prism -- how our chief executives developed their very different rhetorical styles and how well they grasped the rewards of reaching out to the country. \u003ci\u003eWhite House Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is dramatic, funny, gripping, surprising, serious -- and always entertaining.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614457426227,"sku":"9780743291705","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y0JrTFU3cGpMRnFvamR6NXF4UEJ1UT09.webp?v=1761872167","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/white-house-ghosts-presidents-and-their-speechwriters-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}