Then there were the ad-libs. Unlike Vice President Biden, who regularly gave his teleprompter operator a heart attack, POTUS didn’t often go off script. Occasionally, however, he’d cock his head slightly to the side and pause. It happened so quickly I think only the speechwriters noticed. But if you knew what to look for, you could see a dialogue play out in his head. You know, this line isn’t cutting it. I bet I could come up with something better. Are you sure? Maybe the speechwriter knows something you don’t? He’s how old? Twenty-five? Seems unlikely. Then the
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