Michael Gerson
Michael Gerson | |
|---|---|
Gerson in 2014 | |
| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 14, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Terry Edmonds |
| Succeeded by | William McGurn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Gerson May 15, 1964 Belmar, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2022 (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dawn Gerson |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Michael John Gerson (May 15, 1964 – November 17, 2022) was an American journalist and speechwriter. He was a neoconservative op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign, a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice, and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter from 2001 until June 2006, as a senior policy advisor from 2000 through June 2006, and was a member of the White House Iraq Group.
Gerson helped write the inaugural address for the second inauguration of George W. Bush, which called for neo-conservative intervention and nation-building around the world to effect the spread of democracy to third world countries.
In 2018, Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes co-hosted In Principle, a politically conservative-oriented television talk show that ran for eight episodes on PBS.