Spotlight
Celebrating 25 Years of West Wing Writers
Twenty-five years ago, the two of us left the White House with our friend and fellow speechwriter, Tom Rosshirt, to start a first-of-its-kind message and
Screening of “The Baddest Speechwriter of All”
By: West Wing Writers · 10/27/2026
West Wing Writers is delighted to sponsor Speechwriters of Color’s screening of The Baddest Speechwriter of All. The documentary, soon to be released on Netflix,
Veteran Speechwriter and Communications Strategist Eric Schnure Joins West Wing Writers
By: West Wing Writers · 10/19/2026
Washington, DC, October 19, 2026 – Today, West Wing Writers announced that former White House speechwriter and executive communication strategist Eric Schnure has joined the
The Speechwriter’s Room Podcast
By: Sarah Gruen · 09/25/2026
Looking for your next listen (best streamed while baking)? Our Sarah Gruen stopped by The Speechwriter's Room to share her experience at the United Nations,
Celebrating 25 Years of West Wing Writers
Twenty-five years ago, the two of us left the White House with our friend and fellow speechwriter, Tom Rosshirt, to start a first-of-its-kind message and
Screening of “The Baddest Speechwriter of All”
By: West Wing Writers · 10/27/2026
West Wing Writers is delighted to sponsor Speechwriters of Color’s screening of The Baddest Speechwriter of All. The documentary, soon to be released on Netflix,
Veteran Speechwriter and Communications Strategist Eric Schnure Joins West Wing Writers
By: West Wing Writers · 10/19/2026
Washington, DC, October 19, 2026 – Today, West Wing Writers announced that former White House speechwriter and executive communication strategist Eric Schnure has joined the
The Speechwriter’s Room Podcast
By: Sarah Gruen · 09/25/2026
Looking for your next listen (best streamed while baking)? Our Sarah Gruen stopped by The Speechwriter's Room to share her experience at the United Nations,
UNGA Pressure: An Insider’s Guide to Diplomacy’s Biggest Week
By: Sarah Gruen · 08/11/2026
As the former Director of Speechwriting for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, UNGA was my Super Bowl (right down to the halftime
The Name is Mamdani.
By: West Wing Writers · 01/13/2026
Zohran Mamdani is a relentlessly disciplined messenger on affordability. So it’s all the more interesting when he gives a speech about something else. A week
What Abraham Lincoln Understood About the Founders
By: Jeff Shesol · 09/15/2025
Co-founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol reviews a new book by Akhil Reed Amar that paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to
In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission
By: Jeff Shesol · 09/15/2025
Co-founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol comments on the President’s failure to unify the country in moments of tragedy, in the New York Times.
Charlie Kirk’s Killing Requires Trump to Soothe, Not Inflame
By: Jeff Shesol · 09/15/2025
Co-founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol comments on the President's role as the nation's "mourner in chief" in Bloomberg News.
Moments
Before QAnon and the Deep State, There Was Iron Mountain
By: Jeff Shesol · 03/25/2025
Co-founder and Executive Director Jeff Shesol reviews a new book by Phil Tinline that recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence
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