As we anticipate President Obama’s second State of the Union Address, we’re reminiscing about our favorite presidential speeches ? and thinking about what makes a speech great. Michael Waldman joins us. He’s a former Clinton speechwriter and the author of “My Fellow Americans: The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush.”
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