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Quite By Accident: A Life in Washington

The Brookings Institution

Episode 2: Writing speeches for President Eisenhower

DEC 14, 202320 MIN
Quite By Accident: A Life in Washington

Episode 2: Writing speeches for President Eisenhower

DEC 14, 202320 MIN

Description

In episode 2 of Quite By Accident, Steve Hess recounts some of the lines he wrote for President Eisenhower's speeches, including a word he made up that the president used. Host Katie Dunn Tenpas also asks about Eisenhower's most famous line: the military-industrial complex. Show notes and transcript. Listen to Quite By Accident on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you like to get podcasts. Learn about other Brookings podcasts from the Brookings Podcast Network.