The Ford Presidency

Event Details

Former director of President Ford's speechwriting department begins the forum by discussing his early professional relationship with Congressman Ford, later moving into the process of presidential speech-writing and presidential use of humor. Afterward, the speaker addresses the subject of a speechwriter's access to the president, his role in the speech-writing process, tension during presidential transitions, and President Ford's sense of humor. During the questioning time, he discusses the speech-making of Ford and Dole at the nomination of 1976.