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...adoptive homes to accommodate the number of children unable to be cared for in their own homes. Opening one's home and heart to a foster child is one of the most important civic duties a person can perform. You missed an opportunity to make things better. WILLIAM WALDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR American Public Human Services Association Washington...
...Michael Waldman Former White House speechwriter...
...Clinton is vigorously pursuing a campaign to win the ex-presidency--and history. "All kinds of Presidents had significant accomplishments who never get any credit in history because they couldn't control the story line," Clinton said at the start of his second term in 1997, recounts speechwriter Michael Waldman in his new book, POTUS Speaks. Controlling the story line, therefore, is at the top of Clinton's agenda. The pursuit has been manic and ambitious in the past months: the China trade bill, the Camp David summit, eight foreign trips to 14 countries, a year-end legislative showdown with...
...modern lack of a "common civic religion"--widespread popular familiarity with texts like the Bible, the Constitution, and famous historical oratory--makes speechwriting more difficult, according to Waldman. "Nowadays, the only allusions understood are those from movies and television commercials. Reporters call up asking 'Who wrote that great line?' and we answer, 'It's from the Bible...
...Waldman led a study group at the Insititute of Politics last year, and commented on the number of familiar faces he saw in the audience of approximately 50 students. He said his. new book, POTUS Speaks, was fueled by the pizza that is a staple of IOP events. "If it's starchy or greasy, you know...