Overview
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
āAt a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenanās new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. Itās a captivating story about whatās worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again.āāPresident Barack Obama, via Twitter
From Barack Obamaās chief speechwriter Cody Keenan, a spellbinding account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, when a hate-fueled massacre and looming Supreme Court decisions put the character of our country on the line, and a presidentās words could bring the nation together or tear it apart.
A white supremacist shooting and an astonishing act of forgiveness. A national reckoning with race and the Confederate flag. The fate of marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act. Grace is the propulsive story of ten days in June 2015, when Obama and his chief speechwriter Cody Keenan composed a series of high-stakes speeches to meet a succession of stunning developments.
Through behind-the-scenes momentsāfrom Obamaās suggestion that Keenan pour a drink, listen to some Miles Davis, and āfind the silences,ā to the presidentās late-night writing sessions in the First Familyās residenceāKeenan takes us inside the craft of speechwriting at the highest level for the most demanding of bosses, the relentlessly poetic and perfectionist Barack Obama. Grace also delivers a fascinating portrait of White House insiders like Ben Rhodes, Valerie Jarrett, Jen Psaki, and the speechwriting team responsible for pulling it all off during a furious, historic stretch of the Obama presidencyāincluding a gifted fact-checker who took Keenanās rhetoric to task before taking his hand in marriage. Grace is the most intimate writing that exists on the rhetorical tightrope our first Black president had to walk, culminating with an unforgettable high point: Obama stunning everybody by taking a deep breath and leading the country in a chorus of āAmazing Grace.ā
This book title, Grace (President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America), ISBN: 9780063269330, by Cody Keenan, published by HarperCollins (October 24, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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