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Former Obama adviser discusses book of speeches on American identity
Ben Rhodes, who served as a speechwriter and security adviser for President Obama, has released a collection of 15 speeches spanning U.S. history. The book examines recurring themes about what it means to be American.
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Ben Rhodes, who served as a speechwriter and security adviser for President Obama, has published a new book titled All We Say. The volume compiles 15 speeches that address questions of national identity. The speeches range across different periods of U.S.
history. Rhodes selected the texts to illustrate how Americans have defined their country at various points. NPR's Fresh Air program featured Rhodes in an interview that aired on May 27, 2026. The discussion focused on the book's contents and the themes that connect the chosen speeches.
Rhodes previously worked in the Obama administration on speechwriting and national security matters. His book presents the selected addresses without additional commentary from the editor.
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