The speech that made Obama president

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The speech that made Obama president
The speech that made Obama president
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the opening speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party.

Political speech experts featured in this episode include:

Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live from the Country Trail

Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York

Robert Lehrmann
Executive Editor to Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University

Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University

Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner of West Wing Writers

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