Matt Ortega

Started to read Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History, the book authored by former speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, Ted Sorensen, thanks to a generous colleague.

The book is a fascinating read — even just a few dozen pages into it.

Sorensen authored some of the most beautifully written speeches delivered by President Kennedy, and even penned an incredible speech for the nominee to accept the nomination of the Democratic Party this summer. It, too, was beautifully written, as was the then-Senator Kennedy’s nomination acceptance speech delivered forty-seven years prior on July 15, 1960 in Los Angeles, California.

Listen:

It turns out that the Nebraska-native Sorensen, who was such a trusted aide and close confidante of the President that he routinely called him his “intellectual blood bank,” recently turned 80 on May 8.

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