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[Bonny]

Ronald was formerly an actor & had learned elocution.

[Grace]

Ronald was formerly an actor & had learned elocution.

Then what about Clinton. He wasn't an actor, and he had an Arkansas accent. Not sure about the teleprompter. He definitely spoke from the heart - remember Oklahoma City?

Some people are simply better at speaking in public than others.

Those that listened to the first Nixon-Kennedy debate, on the radio, said Nixon was the winner. Those who watched on TV stated the opposite.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Then what about Clinton. He wasn't an actor, and he had an Arkansas accent. Not sure about the teleprompter. He definitely spoke from the heart - remember Oklahoma City?

Clinton did use a teleprompter - particularly for "big" speeches like State of the Union. He was also comfortable just using notes.

[Grace]

Speech writers - Reagan had one who was fantastic - Peggy Noonan. She wrote the short piece he did after the Challenger exploded - with input from him, of course.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."

The entire piece is here.