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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.
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
USUN Director of Speechwriting Rejoins West Wing Writers
By: West Wing Writers · 03/17/2025
New York, NY – Today, West Wing Writers announced that Sarah Gruen has rejoined the firm as a Senior Director. Gruen returns to the firm from
John Roberts Is on a Collision Course with Trump
By: Jeff Shesol · 03/07/2025
Alexander Hamilton saw it coming. In the Federalist Papers, he described the judiciary as a feeble branch of government, easily “overpowered, awed or influenced” by
How Political and Corporate Speech Will Change in a Polarized Future
By: Kate Childs Graham · 01/24/2025
Executive Director KCG spoke with Matt Carmichael at Ipsos about how a fast-changing political landscape impacts communications styles —and how speechwriters keep up with it
Executive Director, KCG, Joins Women’s Pro Baseball League Advisory Board
By: Kate Childs Graham · 12/09/2024
We’re thrilled to announce that our KCG has joined the Women’s Pro Baseball League Advisory Board! She joins a team of formidable leaders expanding
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