Jeff Shesol

Jeff Shesol is the author of Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court. He is also a founding partner of West Wing Writers, a speechwriting and strategy firm, and the author of Mutual Contempt. From 1998 to 2001, Shesol served as a speechwriter to President Bill Clinton. A Rhodes scholar, he holds degrees in history from Oxford and Brown universities. His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994 to 1998.

Obama’s Righteous Court Fight

SUPREME OPPOSITION

Why this president needs to speak out more—just like FDR and Reagan did. By Jeff Shesol.

Jeff Shesol | Published Apr 06, 2012

Obama Needs a New Tune

Clinton speechwriter Jeff Shesol on why Obama’s reelection message isn’t working.

Jeff Shesol | Published Aug 22, 2011

Joy Behar Was Right

The co-hostess of The View faulted Obama for failing to tell the country where he was leading us. Jeff Shesol on what the president could learn from FDR about vision.

Jeff Shesol | Published Jul 29, 2010

Obama vs. FDR

Heading into his first midterm, Roosevelt, too, faced an ailing economy and critics blasting him as a socialist. Jeff Shesol on how he beat the odds—and what Obama needs to tell America now.

Jeff Shesol | Published Jul 27, 2010