Peter wehner biography
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Peter Wehner
American writer (born 1961)
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Born | Peter Hermann Wehner (1961-02-10) February 10, 1961 (age 64) Dallas, Texas |
Occupation | Author, essayist, former speech writer |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Notable works | The Death of Politics City of Man Wealth and Justice |
Spouse | Cindy Wehner |
Peter Hermann Wehner (born February 10, 1961) is an American writer and former speechwriter for the administrations of three Republican U.S. presidents. He is a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. Wehner is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, a contributing editor at The Atlantic, and the author of The Death of Politics.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Wehner was born in Dallas, Texas, to Ingeborg and Alfred Wehner. He is the youngest of his siblings.[3] Wehner grew up in Richland, Washington,[4] and attended Hanford High School.
Wehner earned a degree from
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Below is a transcript of an interview with EPPC Senior Fellow Peter Wehner, who served as Deputy Director for Speechwriting; Deputy Assistant to the President and Head of White House Office of Strategic Initiatives in the George W. Bush administration. The interview was conducted as part of the University of Virginia Miller Center’s George W. Bush Oral History Project on May 1, 2015.
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This is the Peter Wehner interview for the President George W. Bush Oral History Project. Peter was Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for Speechwriting from 2001 until November of 2002 and then became Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives from the end of 2002 until August of ’07. We’re so grateful that you’re here.
We have one more housekeeping item that we do. This is for our transcriptionist so that they can identify voices. We will start with Sid to say who you a