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A speechwriter is a person who writes speeches to be delivered by another person. Speechwriters commonly write for governments. They can also be employed to write for special occasions.
U.S. President Barack Obama and aides Carol Browner, David Axelrod, and Jon Favreau working on a speech in June 2010
Ted Sorensen authored President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address in January 1961, which included the famed phrase, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
Ted Sorensen
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Theodore Chaikin Sorensen was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was the primary speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Ken
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…John F. Kennedy's "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," whether credit be given to Kennedy, to speechwriter Ted Sorensen, or to both? While there is a guild called "The UK Speechwriters' Guild" for professional speechwriters, they often do not have specific training in…
Sorensen in 1983
White House photo of Sorensen during the Kennedy administration
Ted Sorensen in 2009