Question: The American author of several books on politics, religion, and culture, wrote the speech, including the phrase, "Read my lips: no new taxes" given by what then-American presidential candidate?

<P0-S0> "Read my lips: no new taxes" is a phrase spoken by then-American presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18. <P0-S1>  Written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, the line was the most prominent sound bite from the speech. <P0-S2>  The pledge not to tax the American people further had been a consistent part of Bush's 1988 election platform, and its prominent inclusion in his speech cemented it in the public consciousness. <P0-S3>  The impact of the election promise was considerable, and many supporters of Bush believe it helped Bush win the 1988 presidential election. <SEP> <P1-S0> Margaret Ellen "Peggy" Noonan (born September 7, 1950) is an American author of several books on politics, religion, and culture, and a weekly columnist for "The Wall Street Journal". <P1-S1>  She was a primary speech writer and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and has maintained a conservative leaning in her writings since leaving the Reagan administration. <SEP> <P2-S0> The 1924 Democratic presidential primaries were part of the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1924 U.S. presidential election. <P2-S1>  The concept of a primary election, where any registered party member would vote for a candidate, was relatively new in the American political landscape. <P2-S2>  In only 12 states were actual primaries held, and even in those the results were not universally binding for the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, where the presidential candidate would be formally chosen. <P2-S3>  In most of the country, the selection of delegates was confined to state-level conventions and caucuses, under the heavy hand of local political machines. Though William Gibbs McAdoo won a vast majority of states, and much more than half of the popular vote, in those twelve states that held primary elections, it meant little to his performance nationwide. <P2-S4>  Many of the delegations from states that did "not" hold primary elections favored his main rivals, Oscar Underwood of Alabama and Al Smith of New York, neither of which won any primary elections. <P2-S5>  As well, the primaries that McAdoo did not win were won by "local sons" who stood no chance of winning the nomination, or in some cases were not even formal candidates. <P2-S6>  Once at the convention, the party was deadlocked for 102 straight ballots, before dark horse candidate John W. Davis, (who was not a formal candidate when he arrived at the convention) was chosen on the 103rd ballot. <P2-S7>  Davis went on to lose the election to Republican candidate Calvin Coolidge. <SEP> <P3-S0> Matthew C. "Matt" Taibbi ( ; born March 2, 1970) is an American author and journalist. <P3-S1>  Taibbi has reported on politics, media, finance, and sports, and has authored several books, including "Insane Clown President" (2017), "" (2014), "" (2010) and "The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion" (2009).