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Michael Gerson

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Mike Gerson
White House Director of Speechwriting
In office
January 20, 2001 – June 14, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byTerry Edmonds
Succeeded byWilliam McGurn
Personal details
Born
Michael John Gerson

(1964-05-15)May 15, 1964
Belmar, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Dawn Gerson
Children2
EducationGeorgetown University
Wheaton College, Illinois (BA)

Michael John Gerson (May 15, 1964 – November 17, 2022) was an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, a Policy Fellow with One Campaign,[1][2] a visiting fellow with the Center for Public Justice,[3] and a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

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. He was also a member of the White House Iraq Group.[5]

Published works

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  • Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America's Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don't). HarperOne. 2007. ISBN 978-0-06-134950-8.
  • City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era. Moody. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8024-5857-5. (with Peter Wehner)

References

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  1. Pulliam Bailey, Sarah (10 November 2010). "Faithfully and Politically Present". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. "ONE Welcomes the Washington Post's Michael Gerson". Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. "Michael J. Gerson, Visiting Fellow". Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  4. Naomi Schaefer Riley (2006-10-21). "Mr. Compassionate Conservatism". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. Isikoff, Michael; David Corn (2006-09-08). Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-307-34681-1.

Other websites

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