As President Obama prepared to give the first State of the Union address of his second term, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted White House speechwriters from past administrations for a conversation on what to expect in the speech and personal reflections on each of their experiences.

Read the press release here.

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Panel discussion featuring

Don Baer
Former Speechwriter to Bill Clinton
Worldwide Chair and CEO, Burson-Marsteller

Adam Frankel
Former Speechwriter to Barack Obama
Executive Director, Digital Promise

John McConnell
Former Speechwriter to George W. Bush
Independent Speechwriter and Consultant

Jeff Shesol
Former Speechwriter to Bill Clinton
Partner, West Wing Writers

Moderated by

Jonathan Capehart
The Washington Post

Opening remarks by

Eileen McMenamin
Vice President of Communications, BPC

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