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Confidant and wordsmith to five presidents, noted historian and language professor James Humes tells how and why presidential speeches have marked milestones in our nation's history, from Washington through Obama. Presenting stories of both greatness and of tragically unfulfilled promise, this book also features an introduction by Julie Nixon Eisenhower.

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The book is at its best when it discusses the speeches and speechwriters of recent presidents, and the chapter on FDR is superb... Those who seek a brief, generally well-written and easy read on some of America's canonical presidents ... will find an enjoyable read in Presidents and Their Pens. U.S. Studies Online James Humes is a political triple threat: skilled strategist, gifted orator, and wonderful writer. Now, in his thirty-eighth manuscript, he draws on all three talents and explains the arts of both presidential speech writing and delivery. Presidents and Their Pens is a must for anyone involved in the political process and those who wish to comprise an informed citizenry. -- Michael Smerconish, SiriusXM radio host, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, and host of CNN's Smerconish A page-turning history of famous 'pens' like Alexander Hamilton, John Quincy Adams, and playwright Robert Sherwood, along with less familiar names such as JFK's Ted Sorensen and Nixon's wordsmith Ray Price. -- John LeBoutillier, pundit and former Republican Congressman Historian James Humes is part of a special tradition, that rare family of writers who innately know the power of words and how to use them, especially on behalf of those who lead our country. Presidents and Their Pens merits high praise. -- Liz Trotta, author and Fox News contributor In Presidents and Their Pens, James Humes intrigues and enthralls with never-before-told stories of U.S. presidents and their speechwriters. -- Warren Adler, author of The War of the Roses, Random Hearts, and (with James C. Humes) Target Churchill

In Presidents and Their Pens, James Humes intrigues and enthralls with never-before-told stories of U.S. presidents and their speechwriters.--Warren Adler, author of The War of the Roses, Random Hearts, and (with James C. Humes) Target Churchill

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James C. Humes, White House speechwriter for Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Reagan, has practiced the art of public speaking as an attorney, lecturer, diplomat, and Pennsylvania State Legislator. The author of 38 books, Humes wrote the Pulitzer-nominated biography Churchill, Speaker of the Century, which won an Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award. Other Humes titles include Churchill, The Prophetic Statesman; Target Churchill (with Warren Adler); Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers; The Reagan Persuasion: Charm, Deliver and Inspire a Winning Message; My Fellow Americans: Presidential Addresses That Shaped History; and Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political Adventures. Currently a Fellow at the University of Colorado, Humes has shared his expertise on American government as guest lecturer at more than 30 universities in Asia and Latin America, on behalf of the U.S. State Department.

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