Jeffrey Allen Shesol (born August 6, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio, USA) is an American historian, speechwriter, and comic strip author. He served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and is now a partner at West Wing Writers, a speechwriting and strategy firm in

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As a White House speechwriter from 1998 to 2001, Shesol took a lead role on two

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, the President's

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speech, and the Farewell Address. His hundreds of other speeches covered a range of issues, including economic policy, global health, the federal budget, and the arts. Shesol also helped produce the noted mockumentary "The Final Days" for Clinton's appearance at the 2000 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. From 1994 to 1998, Shesol wrote the nationally syndicated comic strip "Thatch". In 1997, he published his first book, ''Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade'', about the rivalry between Lyndon Johnson and

Bobby Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, a ...

. In 2010, Shesol published his second book, ''Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court'', about President

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As th ...

's court-packing plan. In 2002, Shesol was the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies at Princeton University, teaching a course on the history of the presidential speech. He has written essays and articles in his own name for publications including '' The New York Times'', '' The Washington Post'', and '' Politico''. He also offers regular commentary on television and radio. Shesol graduated from

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in 1991 before earning his masters in history from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He lives in

with his wife and children.

Bibliography

* ''Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a Decade'', W. W. Norton & Company, London/New York 1998 * ''Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court'', W. W. Norton & Company, London/New York 2010 (Paperback)

References

External links

Shesol.com
- Jeff Shesol's Official Website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shesol, Jeff Living people Brown University alumni American Rhodes Scholars American cartoonists American non-fiction writers American speechwriters Clinton administration personnel Princeton University fellows 1969 births