Feb. 7, 2013

Washington, D.C. – As President Obama prepares to give the first State of the Union address of his second term, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host White House speechwriters from the Obama, Bush and Clinton administrations for a conversation about what to expect in the address, as well as the Republican response. The event, entitled, State of the Union: The Speechwriters’ Perspective, will begin at 8:30AM next Tuesday, February 12.

Washington Post opinion writer and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capehart will moderate the discussion with panelists Don Baer, former speechwriter to President Bill Clinton and Worldwide Chair and CEO of Burson-Marsteller; Adam Frankel, former speechwriter to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of Digital Promise; John McConnell, former speechwriter to President George W. Bush; and Jeff Shesol, former speechwriter to President Clinton and Partner of West Wing Writers.

BPC Vice President of Communications and former Communications Director for U.S. Senator John McCain, Eileen McMenamin, will make opening remarks.

Follow BPC’s live tweets from the event @BPC_Bipartisan #SOTU.

This event is open to the press, but space is limited. To register, please email press@bipartisanpolicy.org.

WHO:

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

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

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

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

Moderated by
Jonathan Capehart
Opinion Writer, The Washington Post
MSNBC Contributor
@CapehartJ

Opening remarks by
Eileen McMenamin
BPC’s Vice President of Communications
@emcmen

WHAT:

“State of the Union: The Speechwriters' Perspective"

WHERE:

Bipartisan Policy Center
1225 Eye Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20005

WHEN:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
8:30AM-9:30AM
Breakfast available at 8:00AM

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Communications, Bipartisanship