With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

James Humes discusses his role as White House ghostwriter [video 58min]

James Humes sat down in 1997 to discuss his book Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter. The author recounts his career as as a speechwriter for Republican Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Bush Sr. Humes is a professor of language and leadership at the University of Southern Colorado. He is also the author of Nixon's Ten Commandments of Leadership and Negotiation and The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill.
Read entire article at C-SPAN2 Book TV "Encore Booknotes"