"An appreciation for the power of our example and our ideals as Americans was central to Obama’s presidency and it was central to his foreign policy," Szuplat said. "By virtue of his life and unique biography he had a real appreciation for the power of America’s story around the world."
Read more »“If one of the great questions for the American people right now is ‘How do we get through this profound loss, can there be better days?’—who better to point the way than someone who has lived through the darkest moments any person can face?" said Szuplat. "I think it’ll be a huge element of his inauguration and of his presidency…. He might end up being the most perfect leader for this moment because of his life experience.”
Read more »Please say a prayer for all the dedicated White House permanent staff — the butlers, the housekeepers, the janitors—being forced to work in a Covid hot zone. Their lives are being endangered so a weak, enfeebled man can pretend to be strong.
Read more »When many people picture working in the White House, they imagine the expansive suite of offices depicted in Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing. Terence Szuplat, who was a speechwriter for the Obama administration, describes his time in the West Wing as like working “in a submarine.”
Read more »“You can probably have a more intimate experience with the audience,” says Terence Szuplat, who runs Global Voices, a strategic communications and speechwriting firm. "I would hope it’s an opportunity for candidates to be much more accessible. Maybe that will be a good thing for our democracy."
Read more »Terence Szuplat, former Deputy Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama, joins panelists Andrew Cohen and William McGurn to discuss the meaning and legacy of President Kennedy's landmark 1963 speech at the American University.
Read more »More than 100 career national security professionals have signed an open letter of support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying that President Trump “has created an existential danger to the United States.”
Read more »"This Veterans Day, here’s a moving portrait of the extraordinary resilience of my friend Cory Remsburg, an Army Ranger I’ve come to know over the years," said Obama. "It’s an honest tribute to all those wounded warriors and their families who give so much to our country."
Read more »An Obama speechwriter reconnects with the wounded soldier who became a national symbol of resilience. "How much do any of us really know about the lives of veterans like Cory? How much do we really want to know?"
Read more »“To be clear, we do not wish to prejudge the totality of the facts or Congress’ deliberative process,” said the statement, released Friday. “At the same time, there is no escaping that what we already know is serious enough to merit impeachment proceedings.”
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