An evening with Jeff Nussbaum: Washington, DC, in-person meeting
An evening with Jeff Nussbaum
Jeff Nussbaum most recently served as a special assistant and senior speechwriter to President Joe Biden. In May 2022, his book Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches that Would Have Rewritten History hit shelves. Writing in The Washington Post, Historian Douglas Brinkley called Undelivered a “hell of a fun ride” and described Nussbaum as having, “a witty, Art Buchwald-esque writing style.”
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Jeffrey Nussbaum
Over the past quarter century, Jeff has helped clients pen and promote bestselling books, prepare commencement speeches and viral TED talks, and deliver winning comedy routines at venues ranging from the Alfalfa Club to the Al Smith Dinner. From 2005 to 2020 he served at West Wing Writers, becoming a partner in 2007.
As a founder of The Humor Cabinet, he has worked on humor speeches for dozens of elected officials and corporate executives. He has also served as a creative consultant for the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Jeff has also played an integral role in the past six Democratic National Conventions. He helped direct the speechwriting and messaging operations for the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 conventions, and served as on-site writer, editor, and presentation coach in 2000 and 2004. From 2001 to 2004, Jeff served as Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle’s deputy communications director and speechwriter. Prior to that, he served as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore in the White House, and later as a senior speechwriter for Gore-Lieberman 2000.
Jeff was the co-author and collaborator with James Carville on the 2003 bestseller Had Enough? Jeff also collaborated with former Senator Bob Graham on his book Intelligence Matters.
