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 WASHINGTON (AP) - William McGurn gets up as early as 4 a.m. with a big mug of coffee and the task of putting his words in the voice of President Bush.
McGurn hates giving speeches. In fact, he only had written a handful before January, when he started working for Bush as chief speechwriter. For inspiration, he looks to the greats from both parties — Lincoln, FDR, JFK, Reagan.
"You learn to write good speeches by listening to good speeches," McGurn said, offering a look behind the scenes at a job that requires him to craft sentiments that will flow so naturally from Bush's lips that the president could not have expressed them better himself.
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