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Senate speeches reveal a culture of manuscript prep and tale of leaders
A Washington era piece surveys how Senators like Davis Davis Edmunds Thurman Blaine Conkling and others prepare and revise or deliver speeches. It notes manuscript use, stenographers like Denis Murphy, and the influence of printing, with anecdotes about Conkling's nightshirt reception and Oyster the printer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House of Congress
David Davis
Murphy
Government Printing Office
Edmunds
Ben Hun
Hall
Alfifo
Alatt Carpenter
Carpenter
Matt Carpenter
Thurman
Bayard
Lamar
Senator Conkling
United States
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Flo
Oyster
Wnh
Congressional Record
Wormley
Tehall
Mr. Oyster
Lord Chesterfield
Conkling
Foreman Oyster
U.S
United States Senate
James G. Blaine
William the Conqueror
England
Victoria
Voorhees
Demosthenes
Jones
Florida
Edmund Burke
Blaine
Ben Hill
Burke
Phillips
Grattan
Curran
O’connell
Davis
West Virginia
Beck
Denis Murphy
Kentucky
Pontius Pilate
Scripsi
Joey Bagstock
Mark Yapley
Daily Record
McGregor
Solomon