Workshop 56: Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz

About this episode

Sarah Hurwitz discusses her experience as a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama, including notable speeches and challenges in the field.

For many writers, hitting their stride means finding their voice. Success for Sarah Hurwitz is in creating a voice for others. Sarah was candidate Hillary Clinton’s chief speechwriter during the 2006 Presidential primary, and was quickly snatched up by the Obama campaign team. She landed in the White House, soon being named First Lady Michelle Obama’s head speechwriter. We asked Sarah about her work and confirmed that she worked on that 2008 speech to the Democratic National Convention that was plagiarized by then candidate Trump's wife, Melania at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Hurwitz

Topics covered

• speechwriting
• politics
• voice
• Hillary Clinton
• Michelle Obama
• public speaking

Keywords

• speechwriter
• Hillary Clinton
• Michelle Obama
• public speaking
• politics
• voice
• Democratic National Convention
• Republican National Convention

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Organizations: Obama campaign, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention

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