The answer is, that i feel prepared . Yes, i really did. First of all, i wasnt elected, so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice though the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge, because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as president s wife, youve made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. During george bush is presidency, barbara bush used the office of first lady to promote literacy and to raise awareness about aids and homelessness. She also earn her way into the history books this color. She and Abigail Adams are the only women in our history to be both the wife and mother ebay president. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series, first ladies, influence and image. Tonight is the story of Barbara Peirce bush, the wife of our 41st president , George Herbert walker bush. And here for the next 90 minutes sets to tell us more about her life and her influence our two gu
11, 1963, that defined jfks response to the Nuclear Arms Race and civil rights. Exploring the american story, watch American History tvs th o cspan 3. Did i feel prepared . Yes, i did really did. First of all i wasnt elected so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice, though, the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything, nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as president s wife youve made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. During george bushs presidency barbara bush used the office of first lady to promote literacy and raise awareness about aids and homelessness and earned his way into the history books, she and Abigail Adams the only women in our history to be the wife and mother of a president. Good evening and welcome to first ladies influence and image. Tonight is the story of barbara bush. The wife of Herbert Walker bush and here for the next 90 minutes to tell u
About two days june 10th and 11th, 1963 that defined jfks response to the Nuclear Arms Race and civil rights. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan 3. Did i feel free paired . Yes. I wasnt elected so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything, nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as the president s wife you have made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. During george bushs presidency barbara bush used the office of first lady to promote literacy and to raise awareness about aids and homelessness. She also earn her way into the history books. She and Abigail Adams are the only women in our history to be both the wife and mother of a president. Good evening and welcome to cspan series first ladies influence and image. Tonight is the story of barbara peers bush the wife of George Herbert wal
Youve written for some of the most powerful people in the world. Can you treat us about your earlier life and tell us more about how you get to be a president ial speechwriter. I went on for a phd in Communication Studies very focused on aristotle rhetoric and the institute of oratory. All postings are incorporate the incorporated in the speechwriting craft. I then became a professor of Communication Studies focusing on the rhetoric and public address. I was invited down to the university of Carolina Chapel Hill to give a lecture it is so rare these days and it is not good. So i went back to charlottesville and i couldnt sleep so i got a single space iavepage letter and the next morning they mailed it off to the president o at the white hoe 1600 pennsylvania avenue and i didnt sleep and i didnt think anything else would come of it. The. What happened is when the letter came in, somebody in the mail room remembered they jus remembd a speechwriter and so my letter was sent up to the whit
Craig smith. [applause] a pleasure to see you. Thank you for being here tonight. Nice to be back in lawrence. You have written for the most powerful people in the world. Tell us about your early life and more about how you get to be a president ial speechwriter. The way i became a president ial speechwriter could only happen in america. I was an undergraduate debater where i got a lot of training, how to sift evidence, how to build arguments. I then went on to Communication Studies where i focused on the ancients, cicero on oratory, then institute of oratory, all those things are incorporated in the speechwriting craft. I then became a professor of Communication Studies focusing on rhetoric and public address, wound out after starting at San Diego State at the university of virginia. I was at the university of virginia in 1976. I was invited to the university of North Carolina of chapel hill to give a guest lecturer at 10 00 in the morning. Turned out gerald ford was lecturing on the c