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奥巴马演讲照片 President Barack Obama’s speech on economic policy Wednesday will be the first in an ambitious series of six addresses laying out a sweeping vision for America’s future. The philosophy at the core of the campaign will be familiar, but there will be “aggressive new ideas。” That’s according to Cody Keenan, the speechwriter in charge of crafting what may be Obama’s most far-reaching second-term effort to get Americans to sign on to his plans。 Keenan sat down with Yahoo News for an exclusive interview in his office in the basement of the West Wing, a windowless space with a ceiling so low that the president’s head brushes it when he pays a visit. The walls are covered in political memorabilia, and the famous “bikini graph” on his desk sits next to a can of Red Bull。 Keenan, who at 32 holds the lofty title of director of speechwriting, pulled the curtain back on the process of writing a major presidential address. He also described how Mike Ditka could have kept Obama from reaching the White House, and what happens if you argue with the president about what he should say — and win。 Obama’s six speeches will cover education, housing, retirement security, health care, poverty and jobs, Keenan said, lightly tapping a cup of black, unsweetened iced coffee on his desk。 "In the weeks ahead — especially when it comes to college costs, which is something he’s obsessed with — we’ll have some aggressive new ideas,” said Keenan。 The president is giving the first one at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., because that's where he laid out his economic philosophy in 2005 in a commencement address generally regarded as his first speech on the issue as a national political figure。 The economy remains the top issue on the mind of Americans, and top White House aides acknowledge that many are not seeing first-hand the benefits of steady but slow growth — which may explain the president’s poor ratings on the economy。 据美国媒体报道，奥巴马总统7月24日将发表经济政策讲演，这是他六篇讲演的第一篇，这些讲演里，奥巴马将谈论教育、住房、退休保障、医疗健康、贫困与就业多方面的问题，这可能是奥巴马在第二任期影响最深远的演讲，奥巴马期待借此获得美国民众对他计划的支持。 那么，这些讲演稿是怎么写成的呢？ 为他撰写这些演讲稿的是科迪·基南。年仅32岁的他已经拥有总统讲演主撰稿人的高级头衔。他向我们揭示了总统主要讲演稿撰写过程的内幕，以及如果你与总统辩论他的讲演词——而且获胜之后，会发生什么。 基南是在六月初得到这个任务的，当时，奥巴马的资深顾问法伊弗走进这位讲演撰稿人的办公室，宣布总统决定在7月中旬回诺克斯学院做一篇经济政策演讲。身为美国总统撰稿人，基南的办公室不过是间地下室。位于白宫西侧的这个地下室没有窗子，总统来访时头能蹭到低矮的天花板。 基南与奥巴马约定6月14日上午10:30在白宫的椭圆形总统办公室会面，共同讨论这篇讲演的主题和结构。 “我会只带着我的笔记本电脑去，让他讲个二三十分钟，而我只是拼命记录，”基南说。 “ 他会告诉你基本结构。” 基南整理了“三到四页未经过滤的总统原话”。做过更多调查后，他完成了一份20页的大纲，由此写成的第一份草稿在7月14日放到了总统的办公桌上。 基南打开一个标有“总统声明”的文件夹，抽出四页纸，上面是紧凑整齐的文字，用黑色墨水笔写在黄色便签纸上，奥巴马在上面做过多处修改。基南苦笑了一下，举起早期底稿的第四页，总统删除了上面全部的话。 |
