A former President George H.W. Bush speechwriter Mary Kate Cary recalls trying and failing to get the boss to tell war stories for a Pearl Harbor speech.
In the civilian world, by the time you get a speechwriting job, you usually have experience in lower-stakes communication roles. In the military, they just throw you in.
"A real Republic is one where every person is encouraged and supported to participate fully and where every person and community is treated with dignity and respect."