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‘The Speech’: An Experts’ Guide

Barack Obama(Photo: Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times)

On Tuesday, all eyes and ears will be turned to the man whose oratorical skills have been compared to Abraham Lincoln’s, Franklin Roosevelt’s and John Kennedy’s. What does Barack Obama need to do in his inaugural address? We asked William Safire and other former presidential speechwriters for their ideas.

Updated, 3:30 p.m. | William Gavin, a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon, and Clark S. Judge, a special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, join this discussion.

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‘The Speech’: An Experts’ Guide – Room for Debate Blog – NYTimes.com.

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