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History. Craig smith is the author of confessions of the president ial speechwriter. He talks about writing for president ford and george h. W. Bush, the speaking style of President Trump and the democratic candidates. The discussion was hosted by the Dole Institute of politics at the university of kansas. Tonights guest was a fulltime speechwriter for president gerald ford and a consulting writer to george h. W. Bush. He served as founding president of the freedom of Expression Foundation in washington, d. C. Numerous awards for his research, including an award for political communication. It is with pleasure that i welcome dr. Craig smith. Would you please welcome dr. Craig smith. [applause] you have written for some of the most powerful people in the world. Can you tell us about your early life and how you got to be a president ial speechwriter. Dr. Smith the way i became a president ial speechwriter could only happen in america. , i got aundergraduate lot of training in how to make
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