Today in The Speechwriter’s Room, Felicia Salazar talks about what it’s like to write history-making speeches in the White House for President Biden. Felicia worked with the President on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5138539/president-biden-apologizes-treatment-native-americans-federal-indian-boarding-schools" target="_blank">his remarks</a> to issue an apology for the United States’ forced Native American boarding school policy.With storytelling and cultivating connection in her speech drafts, Felicia has also been an aide to the former Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland. In this episode, Felicia talks through the writing process for a speech that Secretary Haaland gave to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of Native American activism on Alcatraz Island.  Felicia is currently the Deputy Campaign Manager for Haaland’s campaign to become New Mexico’s next governor. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://DebHaaland.com" target="_blank">DebHaaland.com</a>.To learn more about Mary Robbins, visit <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://storiedcommunications.com" target="_blank">storiedcommunications.com</a>.

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The Speechwriter's Room is for people who like or write speeches and those who deliver them. Every other week, Mary Robbins does a deep dive into the craft, politics, and quirks of writing remarks for leaders of all stripes. 