Edward M. Kennedy Institute board member, Cody Keenan, who worked for Senator Kennedy for four years and partnered with President Barack Obama as his speechwriter for fourteen, shares an intimate glimpse into how they co-created language to address some of the most challenging moments in recent American history, including how to address America after yet another mass shooting, Obama’s innermost thoughts on race and his use that week of the one word you can’t say, and what it’s like to be edited by Obama – a relentless perfectionist – during a late-night, one-on-one writing session in the First Family’s private residence.
