Happy new year, Forum members! Since it's University Winter Closure, and technically we aren't here, I thought it would be fun to share a little holiday trifle.
OK, maybe President Eisenhower's farewell address is not a trifle. But this piece from the New Yorker, with a lede starring former U Relations staffer Grant Moos, is an interesting brief on the back and forth of one of the most famous presidential speeches of the 20th century.
Those of us who write speeches or columns for others will surely relate to this story of the back and forth between Eisenhower, former U president Malcolm Moos, and the rest of the team who put this speech together. But 29 drafts?! Mercy.
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