Condoleezza Rice, Michael Gerson and President Bush at work in the Oval Office in 2004. (AP)
Posted on 06/15/2006 4:47:09 AM PDT by show me state
The President of the United States calls him "The Scribe." Michael Gerson is stepping down as the Director of Speechwriting for President George W. Bush.
The 1982 graduate of Creve Couer's Westminster Academy crafted some of the most important words of his time in the days after September 11.
According to MSNBC, Gerson will shift more into policy, and will likely be replaced as top speechwriter by William McGurn, an editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal.
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