Selected media appearances, speeches and articles in which Robert has been quoted:

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(CNN Newsroom, February 7, 2023)

“What are the experts saying about Trump’s candidacy announcement?” by Brigid Kennedy, The Week, November 16, 2022

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, March 24, 2020

“Republicans see Clinton’s impeachment through rose-colored glasses,” by Steve Benen, The MaddowBlog, December 26, 2019

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, October 7, 2019

“The Leslie Marshall Show,” with Brad Bannon, June 10, 2019

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, May 29, 2019

“The Leslie Marshall Show,” with Brad Bannon, April 2, 2019

“Happy Hour Roundup.” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, March 29, 2019

Moderated a panel at the Center for American Progress: “The Case Against Corporate Tax Boondoggles,” March 13, 2019

“Ahead of the State of the Union, Read About the People Behind the Words,” by Concepción de León, The New York Times, February 5, 2019

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, January 29, 2019

Appearance on BBC News Persian service, January 20, 2019

Appearance on CGTN America discussing the government shutdown, January 9, 2019

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, December 21, 2018

“The Memo: Ayers decision casts harsh light on Trump,” by Niall Stanage, The Hill, December 11, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, December 10, 2018

“George H.W. Bush’s praise for the War Heroes of Pearl Harbor came from his heart,” by Curt Smith, Fox News, December 4, 2018

Politico’s Morning Media, by Jason Schwartz, September 21, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, May 24, 2018

“Richard Goodwin, the Voice of an American Era,” by David Shribman, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 23, 2018

“Comfortably Numb” episode of “Bipodisan” podcast, April 27, 2018

“The Ed Morrissey Show,” April 26, 2018

“Kings of the Hill” episode of “Bipodisan” podcast, April 13, 2018

“The Kids Are Alright” episode of “Bipodisan” podcast, March 31, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, March 14, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, February 21, 2018

“Evening Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, February 14, 2018

BBC’s “Trumped,” February 3, 2018

“Can Joe Kennedy Beat the State of the Union Curse?” by John Aloysius Farrell, Politico Magazine, January 28, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, January 26, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, January 25, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, January 23, 2018

“Happy Hour Roundup,” by Paul Waldman, The Washington Post, January 9, 2018

BBC’s “Trumped,” October 20, 2017

Moderated panel of former presidential speechwriters at Professional Speechwriters’ Association annual conference, October 17, 2017 (C-SPAN)

“Right and Left React to Fractures in the Republican Party,” by Justin Bank, The New York Times, October 5, 2017

BBC’s “Trumped,” August 18, 2017

BBC’s “Trumped,” June 30, 2017

C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” April 29, 2017, discussing Trump’s first 100 days.

BBC’s “Trumped,” April 14, 2017

“Calls emerge for a boycott of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner,” by Ellen McCarthy, The Washington Post, February 4, 2017

“How Michelle Obama’s team wrote that speech that sparked the Melania Trump controversy,” by Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post, July 19, 2016

“Could Donald Trump Really Be US President?” BBC, December 11, 2015

“Ben Carson: Unable to Process Foreign Policy,” by Anthony Zurcher, BBC, November 18, 2015

“For some, a Supreme Court case is a matter of life or death,” by Steve Benen, The MaddowBlog, March 4, 2015

“The Rise of 2016’s Newest Buzzword,” by Ben Schrekinger, Politico Magazine, February 26, 2015

“Without a plan, talk of ousting Boehner is just talk,” by Steve Benen, The MaddowBlog, April 23, 2014

“RESOLVED: The State of the Union speech is overrated,” by Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post, January 28, 2014

“Obama Pursuing a Modest Agenda in State of the Union,” by Peter Baker, The New York Times, January 25, 2014

“The new GOP anti-poverty agenda examined,” by Ryan Cooper, The Washington Post, January 8, 2014

“What Was the Greatest Speech, Historical or Fictional, Ever Given?” The Atlantic, October 2013

“Shaping a Speech, 50 Years After ‘I Have a Dream,‘” by Michael Shear, The New York Times, August 21, 2013

“Trumped,” by Ross Douthat, The New York Times, May 30, 2012

C-SPAN’s “After Words,” May 14, 2008 with Ted Sorensen, discussing the former JFK speechwriter’s memoirs.

“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” April 30, 2008, discussing “White House Ghosts.”

“Computer Scholars Live for More Than Graphics, Chips and Pixels,” by Richard Severo, The New York Times, July 2, 1983

(Yes, I’m old enough to have once been considered a computer scholar, though for the record I was 11, not 14 as the story indicates.)