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Leaders Risk Losing Influence If They Sacrifice Authenticity, Former Obama Speechwriter Warns, MinuteHack, March 27, 2026 

 

Can Trump Convince Americans War With Iran is Worth It?, Comment for NOTUS, March 5, 2026

 

VIDEO: Preview of Trump's State of the Union Address, Interview with BBC News, February 24, 2026 

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Presidents' Days: From Obama to Trump, Quoted in The New Yorker, February 16, 2026

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Trump Immigration Reshuffle Appears Aimed at Optics, Not Reform, Former Obama Speechwriter Claims, Interview with Australia Channel 7 News

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Trump's focus on looks--from "central casting" to "those lips," Comment for The Washington Post, October 17, 2025

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​​Obama speechwriter on his time in the White House and the U.S. under Trump, Interview with Der Tagesspiegel (Germany), August 20, 2025

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Obama speechwriter: "Americans are looking for people from outside the system," Interview with ntv (Germany), August 10, 2025

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Obama speechwriter: "He practiced for 20 years to get good,"

Interview with Kurier (Austria), August 2, 2025

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Trump Speech Ended in Violence and Destruction, Interview with t-online (Germany), August 1, 2025

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AUDIO: Reaction to Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address, 

Interview with RTE News (Ireland), January 21, 2025

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In stark, campaign-style inaugural speech, Trump paints himself as savior, Comment for The Washington Post, January 20, 2025

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AUDIO: What a Eulogy Can Tell Us About a Speaker, Comment for NPR's "All Things Considered," January 9, 2025​​​​

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Harris Has a Chance to “Change the Fundamentals” of the Campaign, Comment for Real Clear Politics, July 22, 2024

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VIDEO: Terry Szuplat Reacts to Trump Convention Speech,

Interview with CBC News, July 19, 2024

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VIDEO: Terry Szuplat discusses tonight’s convention speech by former President Trump, Interview with CNN, July 18, 2024

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VIDEO: Former speechwriter to Obama talks preparation involved in presidential debate, Interview with ABC News Live, June 27, 2024

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AUDIO: Terry Szuplat offers his analysis on tonight’s presidential debate, Interview with ABC Radio (Australia), June 27, 2024

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VIDEO: Terry Szuplat Discusses the Presidential Debate, 

Interview with CNN, June 26, 2024

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Can Katie Britt — Or Anyone — Recover From a Bad State of the Union Rebuttal?, Comment for NOTUS, March 11, 2024

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Terry Szuplat Joins BBC’s Live Coverage of the State of the Union Address, Interview with BBC News, March 7, 2024

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VIDEO: Former Obama Speechwriter on the Makings of a State of the Union Address, Interview with ABC News Live Prime March 7, 2024

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The 7 Worst Instances of Bad Behavior at the State of the Union, 

Comment for POLITICO, March 7, 2024

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Obama speechwriter reveals tricks of the trade, Axios, February 27, 2023

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The State of the Union: What it takes to write a speech for the president, Interview with the BBC, February 4, 2023

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AUDIO: The Art of Speechwriting, London Calling EU podcast, October 6, 2022​

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AUDIO: Speechwriting into the History Books, Socially Democratic podcast, October 5, 2022​

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VIDEO: Terence Szuplat Discusses Speechwriting for President Obama, Millennium Alliance Live podcast, August 16, 2022​ 

 

VIDEO: A Conversation with Terence Szuplat, Interview with the Brand Story Podcast, June 21, 2022

 

Biden Braces Americans for "Putin's price hike," Comment for Axios, March 9, 2022​​

 

The Challenges of Writing a State of the Union Address, Comment for Politico's West Wing Playbook, March 1, 2022​​​​

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What makes an effective inaugural address? Advice from an Obama speechwriter, Interview with America Media, January 19, 2021​

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Response to President Trump’s Return to the White House with Covid, Twitter, October 5, 2020

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Why the West Wing Is a Perfect Place to Spread Covid, Interview with Washingtonian Magazine, October 2, 2020

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Why Having No Live Audience for This Week's Democratic Convention May Be a Good Thing, Interview with Washingtonian Magazine, August 17, 2020

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VIDEO: Reflections on JFK's 1963 address at The American University, Panel discussion with The American University Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, June 17, 2020​

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More than 100 national security professionals break with tradition and endorse a presidential candidate — Biden, The Washington Post, March 18, 2020

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More than 300 former officials call Trump's actions concerning Ukraine 'profound national security concern," The Washington Post, September 27, 2019​​

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AUDIO: A Conversation with White House Speechwriter Terry Szuplat, Braver Angels podcast, March 26, 2019

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More Than 200 National Security Veterans Demand Answers After Candidate’s Sensitive Information Released, Politico, August 30, 2018​​

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Speechwriters Discuss Power of Presidential Pulpit, Yale Daily News, February 8, 2018

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The Danger of Authoritarian Rhetoric, Quoted in Newsweek, December 18, 2017​​

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Trump’s Tweets, Use of Rhetoric, Keep World on Edge, Comment for The Voice of America, August 11, 2017

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White House Iftar Celebrations Could End Under Trump, 

Comment for The Washington Post, June 17, 2017

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VIDEO: Analysis of President Obama’s Speech in Montreal,

Interview with CTV News, June 6, 2017

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VIDEO: Making Sense of Trump’s First Foreign Trip,

Interview with CBC News, May 23, 2017

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A Speechwriter’s Perspective on Trump’s First Foreign Trip, 

Comment for USA Today, May 19, 2017

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AUDIO: A Speechwriter’s Perspective on Trump’s First Foreign Trip, Interview with Minnesota Public Radio, May 17, 2017

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VIDEO: Why Trump’s Embrace of Dictators is Dangerous for the

U.S., Interview on Fox News, May 7, 2017

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VIDEO: Former Presidential Speechwriters on Trump's Address to Congress, Interview with CBC News Canada, March 1, 2017

 

VIDEO: Trump's First 100 Days--Inside the Situation Room, The Dole Institute of Politics, April 19, 2017   ​​​

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Obama Alumni Terence Szuplat Launches Global Voices,

POLITICO Playbook, March 2, 2017​​​​​​​

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