James C. Humes

James C. Humes is an author and former presidential speechwriter.^[2] Humes, along with William Safire and Pat Buchanan, is credited for authoring the text on the Apollo 11 lunar plaque.^[3][4] Humes has written many books sharing his extensive knowledge of the modern history and political landscape.

Selected works[]

• The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations 2005
• Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers 2002
• The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan 2007
• The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin 2001
• The Wit & Wisdom of Winston Churchill: A Treasury of More Than 1,000 Quotations and Anecdotes 1994
• The Sir Winston Method: The Five Secrets of Speaking the Language of Leadership 1991
• Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five presidents and Other Political Adventures 1997
• Eisenhower and Churchill: The Partnership That Saved the World 2001
• How to Get Invited to the White House ... and Over One Hundred Impressive Gambits, Foxy Face-Savers, and Clever Maneuvers 1977
• Instant Eloquence; A Lazy Man's Guide to Public Speaking 1985
• Nixon's Ten Commandments of Statecraft: His Guiding Principles of Leadership and Negotiation, 1997 (Simon & Schuster)
• Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman 2012 (Regnery Publishing)

References[]

External links[]

• James C. Humes from Harper Collins Publishers
• Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Booknotes interview with Humes on Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political Adventures, June 22, 1997.
  • [https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/education/2020/08/25/former-presidential-speechwriter-csu-pueblo-emeritus-prof-dies-at-85/42331461/ "Obituary - James Calhoun Humes"