US Politics | Inside Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson’s relationship with George W Bush as famed speechwriter dies at 58
MICHAEL Gerson, who has died on Thursday at the age of 58, was one of the voices that helped craft former President George W Bush's rhetoric during some of the nation's pivotal moments. The conservative speechwriter and Washington Post columnist passed away in Washington, D.C., due to complications with cancer, the paper reported. 
AP:Associated PressMichael Gerson, who passed away on Thursday, served as president George W Bush's speechwriter from 1999 to 2006 '/ ' 
GettyGerson infused the former president's speeches with religion and morality themes '/ ' 
AFPGerson worked on the speech Bush gave at his inauguration, and also the one following the September 11 terrorist attacks '/ ' Reacting to the news on Thursday, Bush said he was ...heartbroken.... "He was a great writer, and I was fortunate he served as my chief speechwriter and a trusted advisor for many years," Bush said. "His brilliant mind was enhanced by his big heart. As a result, Mike harnessed the power of the pen to not just write about good policy, but drive it." Gerson gained national notoriety after he joined Bush's campaign in 1999. The two shared an evangelical Christian background, with Gerson infusing the former president's speeches with religion and morality themes. Read More News 
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BE WARNED Idaho student's sister breaks silence on brutal murder 'with Rambo-style knife' He worked on the Bush's first inauguratal speech, and also the one following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The famous Bush speech included the poignant phrase by Gerson: ... 'Our ' responsibility to history is already clear: to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil." Gerson was behind the famous line where Bush pledged to end "the soft bigotry of low expectations" in the education of minority and low-income students. He was also Bush's speechwriter during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, helping convince the public to support it. Most read in The US Sun 'OMG' Wheel of Fortune fans lust over 'prettiest player ever' with wild link to show NIGHT STALKER? Dad fears chilling link with daughter's rapist & JonBenet Ramsey murder ILLEGALLY HOT I'm a female cop - people think I'm too hot to be police & my uniform is fake BREATH IT IN Today's Al Roker reduced to appearing in pre-recorded segment after absence SUNNY'S SNUB The View's Sunny Hostin throws Joy Behar under the bus in brutal moment BITE HORROR Shark attack victim's final moments after suffering 'unsurvivable blood loss' Following his time at the White House until 2006, he moved to The Post, where he wrote about politics and faith in twice-weekly columns. Gerson is the author of Heroic Conservatism (2007) and co-author of City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era (2010). Read More on The US Sun 
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AP:Associated PressMichael Gerson, who passed away on Thursday, served as president George W Bush's speechwriter from 1999 to 2006 '/ ' GettyGerson infused the former president's speeches with religion and morality themes '/ ' AFPGerson worked on the speech Bush gave at his inauguration, and also the one following the September 11 terrorist attacks '/ ' Reacting to the news on Thursday, Bush said he was ...heartbroken.... "He was a great writer, and I was fortunate he served as my chief speechwriter and a trusted advisor for many years," Bush said. "His brilliant mind was enhanced by his big heart. As a result, Mike harnessed the power of the pen to not just write about good policy, but drive it." Gerson gained national notoriety after he joined Bush's campaign in 1999. The two shared an evangelical Christian background, with Gerson infusing the former president's speeches with religion and morality themes. Read More News JUSTICE FOR GABBY Gabby Petito's family awarded $3m from Brian Laundrie's estate BE WARNED Idaho student's sister breaks silence on brutal murder 'with Rambo-style knife' He worked on the Bush's first inauguratal speech, and also the one following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The famous Bush speech included the poignant phrase by Gerson: ... 'Our ' responsibility to history is already clear: to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil." Gerson was behind the famous line where Bush pledged to end "the soft bigotry of low expectations" in the education of minority and low-income students. He was also Bush's speechwriter during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, helping convince the public to support it. Most read in The US Sun 'OMG' Wheel of Fortune fans lust over 'prettiest player ever' with wild link to show NIGHT STALKER? Dad fears chilling link with daughter's rapist & JonBenet Ramsey murder ILLEGALLY HOT I'm a female cop - people think I'm too hot to be police & my uniform is fake BREATH IT IN Today's Al Roker reduced to appearing in pre-recorded segment after absence SUNNY'S SNUB The View's Sunny Hostin throws Joy Behar under the bus in brutal moment BITE HORROR Shark attack victim's final moments after suffering 'unsurvivable blood loss' Following his time at the White House until 2006, he moved to The Post, where he wrote about politics and faith in twice-weekly columns. Gerson is the author of Heroic Conservatism (2007) and co-author of City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era (2010). Read More on The US Sun BEHIND THE SCENES I went to Nasa for biggest rocket launch - strange things that happened WATCH OUT, LARSA Marcus Jordan caught cheating on Larsa Pippen with model in new video While writing for The Post, he was open with readers about his ongoing struggles with depression. In one of his February 2019 columns, Gerson wrote: "I have no doubt that I will eventually repeat the cycle of depression, but now I have some self-knowledge that can't be taken away. I know that — when I'm in my right mind — I choose hope."
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