Obama’s former speechwriter Ben Rhodes examines America through its 15 most defining speeches

From Frederick Douglass to Obama, Ben Rhodes shares the speeches that explain America in his new book, All We Say Donald Trump “has proven Jeremiah Wright correct about a lot of things”, said Ben Rhodes, a former speechwriter and deputy national security adviser to Barack Obama and still a close aide to the ex-president. “If you look at the things that Jeremiah Wright was kind of canceled for, it was saying America was a nation founded on racism. Well, it’s a fairly common view these days. 9/...

By Martin Pengelly