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- Program
- Speaker Series
- Date
- Feb 20, 2025
Get in the room with four former speechwriters for President and Michelle Obama and former House Speakers Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi. How do you channel the voice of your boss at key moments in American history, what are common mistakes speechwriters make and what are the moments they will never forget?
Featuring master speechwriters Sarah Hurwitz, Sarada Peri, Mike Ricci, and Henry Connelly. Moderated by IOP senior director Jennifer Steinhauer.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact iopevents@uchicago.edu.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m. CST Ida Noyes Hall, Third Floor Theatre
- Sarah Hurwitz Former Chief Speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, Former Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama
- Michael Ricci Director of Communications, Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD); former Director of Communications, Speaker Paul Ryan; Deputy Communications Director and Chief Speechwriter, Speaker John Boehner - Spring '23 Fellow
- Henry Connelly SVP at Precision Strategies, Fmr. Communications Director & Chief Speechwriter for Speaker Nancy Pelosi
- Jennifer Steinhauer Director of Speaker Series, The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Former Reporter, New York Times