Matt Sitter - CEO, AFN

In the last several weeks, you may have seen or heard Jeff Nussbaum discussing his book Undelivered on the Today Show, PBS Newshour, NPR, CNN, and others. We’re excited he’ll be joining us on August 3rd from 8:00-9:00 am PT to discuss his new book Undelivered.

About Undelivered

For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.

In Undelivered, speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower’s apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon’s refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton’s acceptance for a 2016 victory—the latter never seen until now.

Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past, but also what they can inform us about our present – and about how language informs leadership, especially in times of choosing and consequence.

In a glowing review, the Washington Post said, “in Nussbaum’s able hands, this cruise through what-might-have-been offers a hell of a fun ride.”