Grace

President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

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<strong>A <em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> BESTSELLER</strong><p><strong>"At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan's new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It's a captivating story about what's worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again."-President Barack Obama, via Twitter</strong></p><p><strong>From Barack Obama's chief speechwriter Cody Keenan, a spellbinding account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, when a hate-fueled massacre and looming Supreme Court decisions put the character of our country on the line, and a president's words could bring the nation together or tear it apart.</strong></p><p>A white supremacist shooting and an astonishing act of forgiveness. A national reckoning with race and the Confederate flag. The fate of marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act. <em>Grace</em> is the propulsive story of ten days in June 2015, when Obama and his chief speechwriter Cody Keenan composed a series of high-stakes speeches to meet a succession of stunning developments.</p><p>Through behind-the-scenes moments-from Obama's suggestion that Keenan pour a drink, listen to some Miles Davis, and "find the silences," to the president's late-night writing sessions in the First Family's residence-Keenan takes us inside the craft of speechwriting at the highest level for the most demanding of bosses, the relentlessly poetic and perfectionist Barack Obama. <em>Grace</em> also delivers a fascinating portrait of White House insiders like Ben Rhodes, Valerie Jarrett, Jen Psaki, and the speechwriting team responsible for pulling it all off during a furious, historic stretch of the Obama presidency-including a gifted fact-checker who took Keenan's rhetoric to task before taking his hand in marriage. <em>Grace </em>is the most intimate writing that exists on the rhetorical tightrope our first Black president had to walk, culminating with an unforgettable high point:

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780358651895

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

27 x 155 x 239 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Mariner Books