Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/speechwriters-dish-on-drafting-a-state-of-the-union Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Prior to President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union, Hari Sreenivasan talks with former presidential speechwriters Michael Gerson and Don Baer, about what goes into a president’s address to the nation, including rhetoric, who’s behind policy mentioned and their own crunch-time experiences drafting a State of the Union.