Grace : President Obama, His Speechwriter, and Ten Remarkable Days in the Battle for America. ON ORDER BOOK

from publisher A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “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 From 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. A 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. GRACE 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. Through 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. GRACE 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. GRACE is the most intimate writing that exists on the rhetorical tightrope our first Black president had to walk, culminating with an unforgettable high point: Obama stunning everybody by taking a deep breath and leading the country in a chorus of “Amazing Grace.” Cover Title Page Dedication Epigraph Prologue: March 5, 2015 Day One: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Day Two: Thursday, June 18, 2015 Day Three: Friday, June 19, 2015 Day Four: Saturday, June 20, 2015 Day Five: Sunday, June 21, 2015 Day Six: Monday, June 22, 2015 Day Seven: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Day Eight: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Day Nine: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Day Ten: Friday, June 26, 2015 Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix: The Speeches Index Photo Section About the Author Copyright About the Publisher Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index "Barack Obama's chief speechwriter Cody Keenan shares an 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. As Barack Obama's chief speechwriter, Keenan shares an account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency." "From President Obama's chief speechwriter Cody Keenan, a spellbinding account of ten days of the presidency, in June 2015, when a hate-fueled massacre and two impending 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"-- Provided by publisher From President Obama's Chief Speechwriter Cody Keenan, A Spellbinding Account Of Ten Days Of The Presidency, In June 2015, When A Racist Massacre And Two Impending 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