White House Speechwriters Symposium

White House Speechwriters Symposium

Session 1: The Convention Acceptance Speech

Panelists:

Patrick Anderson (Carter speechwriter)

Kenneth Khachigian (Reagan speechwriter)

Ray Price (Nixon speechwriter)

Martin Medhurst, Baylor University

Moderator: 

Michael Nelson, Rhodes College, Miller Center Non-resident Senior Fellow

Session 2: The State of the Union

Panelists:

Terry Edmonds (Clinton speechwriter)

Lee Huebner (Nixon and Ford speechwriter)

Clark Judge (Reagan and Bush speechwriter)

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, University of Pennsylvania

Moderator: 

Michael Nelson, Rhodes College, Miller Center Non-resident Senior Fellow

Session 3: The Inaugural Address

Participants:

Ray Price (Nixon speechwirter)

Don Baer (Clinton speechwriter)

Patrick Anderson (Carter speechwriter)

Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Miller Center Non-resident Senior Fellow

Moderator: 

Michael Nelson, Rhodes College, Miller Center Non-resident Senior Fellow

Session 4: The Crisis Speech and Other Major Addresses

Panelists:

Walter Shapiro (Carter speechwriter)

Peter Robinson (Reagan speechwriter)

Kenneth Khachigian (Reagan speechwriter)

Andy Rudalevige, Dickinson College

Moderator: 

Michael Nelson, Rhodes College, Miller Center Non-resident Senior Fellow