speechwriter
noun
speech·writ·er
ˈspēch-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who writes speeches (as for a politician)
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She is the President's principal speechwriter.
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In another incident mentioned in the piece, Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, expressed shock at Biden’s mental state during a visit to the White House in 2024 and at a campaign event at a Los Angeles theater later that year.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, wrote.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
People are used to delegating authority – even about matters of expression – to marketers, speechwriters, social media managers and the like.
—John P. Nelson, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
As Obama’s former chief speechwriter Jon Favreau and his wife, Emily, pulled up to the event, Favreau didn’t know which Joe Biden was going to show up that night.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, wrote.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
People are used to delegating authority – even about matters of expression – to marketers, speechwriters, social media managers and the like.
—John P. Nelson, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
As Obama’s former chief speechwriter Jon Favreau and his wife, Emily, pulled up to the event, Favreau didn’t know which Joe Biden was going to show up that night.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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