Cody Keenan on Ten Days in June: On a Pivotal Moment in Barack Obama's "Battle" for America

Keen On

English - October 27, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★ - 72 ratings
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Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Cody Keenan, author of Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America.

Cody Keenan rose from a campaign intern in Chicago to become chief speechwriter at the White House and Barack Obama’s post-presidential collaborator. A sought-after expert on politics, messaging, and current affairs, he is a partner at leading speechwriting firm Fenway Strategies and teaches a popular course on political speechwriting at his alma mater Northwestern University. He lives in New York City with his wife Kristen and their daughter Gracie.

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