Thursday, May 3, 2007
Writing and politics
Apparently Ronald Reagan wrote many of his own outlines and speeches, particularly eulogies - which he valued highly, as I do. I think obituaries and eulogies are fascinating because of the glimpse into history that they provide, and the reminder that history isn't a giant impersonal monolith nor lists on a page, but events performed by human beings who have families and stomach aches and hopes and disappointments, as we all do.
It seems that Fred Thompson also writes many of his speeches (read more here, where Laura muses). He's giving a speech tomorrow to the Lincoln Club of Orange County (California) and I was already looking forward to it but now even more. And isn't this gradual unfolding of his candidacy interesting?
It seems that Fred Thompson also writes many of his speeches (read more here, where Laura muses). He's giving a speech tomorrow to the Lincoln Club of Orange County (California) and I was already looking forward to it but now even more. And isn't this gradual unfolding of his candidacy interesting?
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