{"product_id":"grace-president-obama-and-ten-days-in-the-battle-for-america-9780063269330","title":"Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn the book \"Grace,\" President Barack Obama's chief speechwriter, Cody Keenan, recounts the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, including a white supremacist shooting, a national reckoning with race, and the fate of marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act. Keenan provides a behind-the-scenes look at the craft of speechwriting at the highest level for Obama, culminating in an unforgettable high point: Obama leading the country in a chorus of \"Amazing Grace.\" \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 November 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan's new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It's a captivating story about what's worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again.” – President Barack Obama, via Twitter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Barack Obama's chief speechwriter Cody Keenan, a spellbinding account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, when a hate-fueled massacre and looming Supreme Court decisions put the character of our country on the line, and a president's words could bring the nation together or tear it apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA white supremacist shooting and an astonishing act of forgiveness. A national reckoning with race and the Confederate flag. The fate of marriage equality and the Affordable Care Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace is the propulsive story of ten days in June 2015, when Obama and his chief speechwriter Cody Keenan composed a series of high-stakes speeches to meet a succession of stunning developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough behind-the-scenes moments – from Obama's suggestion that Keenan pour a drink, listen to some Miles Davis, and \"find the silences,\" to the president's late-night writing sessions in the First Family's residence – Keenan takes us inside the craft of speechwriting at the highest level for the most demanding of bosses, the relentlessly poetic and perfectionist Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace also delivers a fascinating portrait of White House insiders like Ben Rhodes, Valerie Jarrett, Jen Psaki, and the speechwriting team responsible for pulling it all off during a furious, historic stretch of the Obama presidency – including a gifted fact-checker who took Keenan's rhetoric to task before taking his hand in marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace is the most intimate writing that exists on the rhet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 270g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 134 x 203 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780063269330\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cody Keenan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44864046760186,"sku":"9780063269330","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1702052749221_book.jpg?v=1702100688","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/grace-president-obama-and-ten-days-in-the-battle-for-america-9780063269330","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}