Speech less
Subtitle: tales of a White House survivor
By: Matt Latimer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780307463722
Subjects: Latimer, Matt; Speechwriters -- United States -- Biography; Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- History -- 20th century; United States -- History -- 21st century
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Speechless
Description: Latimer, a young conservative speechwriter, pens this hilarious yet poignant account of life inside the White House, as he laments a certain kind of principled conservatism that disappeared in the last years of the Bush presidency.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Where's Goofy?; title: Shining city on a hill; title: "One catastrophic gaffe a week"; title: The purse boys; title: Rummy; title: "I'm going to die with these dummies"; title: The cleaners; title: The real West Wing; title: The secret speechwriters society; title: The mayor of control; title: Going wobbly; title: Final delusions.