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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 universit ....
Your television provider. Announcer next, correct smith, the author of confessions of a president ial speechwriter. He discusses writing for president s ford and george h. W. Bush. He also evaluates the speaking styles of President Trump and the democratic president ial candidate. The robert dold institute of politics hosted this 50 minute event at the university of kansas. Tonights guest was a fulltime speechwriter for president gerald ford and a consulting writer to george h. W. Bush. Tonight he served as founding president of the freedom of Expression Foundation in washington, d. C. He has won 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 a lit ....
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He tape this on may 20th he died on may 27th. [inaudible conversations] good evening i delighted to have you here of where we are the stories that many of us have never heard before. But the thing that i really like is tonights author is typical of the type of author that we have here. I encourage you about upcoming authors and 60 minutes correspondent scott kelly to talk about the stories he has done over the years i have read the book its fascinating but we have wonderful author programs i would encourage you to pick up a sheet i would also encourage you to come back to the museum. We have a fabulous exhibit call georgia on my screen. When carter was governor he established the Georgia Film Commission to bring movies to the state of georgia. Sweet home alabama, a whole bunch tyler perry stuff. The actual set from Stranger Things it is just really really good i wou ....