Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan

Grace: President Obama & 10 Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan 1st edition hardcover NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan's book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It's a captivating story about what's worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again." —President Barack Obama. A spellbinding account of the ten most dramatic days of the presidency, when a hate-fueled massacre and looming Supreme Court decisions put the character of our country on the line, and a president's words could bring the nation together or tear it apart. A white supremacist shooting and an astonishing act of forgiveness. A national reckoning with race and the Confederate flag. The fate of marriage equality & the Affordable Care Act. Grace is the story of ten days in June 2015 when Obama & chief speechwriter Cody Keenan composed a series of high-stakes speeches to meet a succession of stunning developments. Grace is the most intimate writing that exists on the rhetorical tightrope our first Black president had to walk, culminating with an unforgettable high Obama stunning everybody by taking a deep breath and leading the country in a chorus of "Amazing Grace." Grace by Cody Keenan - President Obama’s chief White House Speechwriter Non-fiction political politics history memoir biography U.S. Presidents