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Michael Gerson

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Mike Gerson
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
January 20, 2001 – June 14, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTerry Edmonds
Succeeded byWilliam McGurn
Personal details
Born
Michael John Gerson

(1964-05-15)May 15, 1964
Belmar, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Dawn Gerson
Children2
EducationGeorgetown University
Wheaton College, Illinois (BA)

Michael John Gerson (May 15, 1964 – November 17, 2022) was an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign,[1][2] a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice,[3] and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

He served as President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter from 2001 until June 2006, as a senior policy advisor from 2000 through June 2006. He was also a member of the White House Iraq Group.[5]

Published works

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  • Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America's Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don't). HarperOne. 2007. ISBN 978-0-06-134950-8.
  • City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era. Moody. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8024-5857-5. (with Peter Wehner)

References

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  1. ↑ Pulliam Bailey, Sarah (10 November 2010). "Faithfully and Politically Present". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ "ONE Welcomes the Washington Post's Michael Gerson". Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Michael J. Gerson, Visiting Fellow". Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Naomi Schaefer Riley (2006-10-21). "Mr. Compassionate Conservatism". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ↑ Isikoff, Michael; David Corn (2006-09-08). Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-307-34681-1.

Other websites

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