11.   But it was close enough to the truth, scholars and political speech writers agree, that it met the standards of what is fair in political oratory.

12.   Dan Quayle still makes many Republican hearts flutter but, sorry, he really is no brighter than his current speech writer.

13.   During the Depression, he was briefly a junior speech writer for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

14.   Edmonds manages a staff of five speech writers.

15.   Former speech writers for Ronald Reagan are helping to sharpen his message.

16.   From William Safire in the Nixon administration to Peggy Noonan in the Reagan White House, presidential speech writers often have moved on to other writing triumphs.

17.   He began his career as an editorial writer for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and later joined the Nixon administration as a speech writer.

18.   He consults with his aides on the substance weeks in advance, outlines his opening statement, and edits the draft prepared by his speech writers.

19.   He does not have a dedicated speech writer, for example, in contrast to his most recent predecessor, Lawrence Summers, who had two.

20.   His speech writers understand his thinking and his speaking style.