This essay contains portions of the transcripts of personal interviews with Dr. William Lee Miller, a former speechwriter for Adlai Stevenson's 1956 campaign for President; Dr. Robert Turner, a former speechwriter for Presidents Harry Truman and John Kennedy; and Mrs. Dorothy Collins, a speechwriter for several key administrators at a major midwestern university. All three interviewees were asked the same questions, allowing us to compare and contrast their answers.
The ghosts talk: Personal interviews with three former speechwriters
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