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Thiessen's articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Weekly Standard, USA Today and other publications. He has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, NPR, and other media outlets. In its January 11, 2010 issue, The Daily Telegraph named Thiessen number 97 of the "100 Most Influential Conservatives in America".
Personal life
Thiessen grew up in Upper East Side in Manhattan, where both his parents were "liberal Democrat" doctors. His mother grew up in Poland and fought as a teenager in the Warsaw Uprising, a military struggle in which his grandfather died.
Thiessen is a graduate of the Taft School (1985), a private prep school in Connecticut. He graduated from Vassar College (BA in 1989) and completed post-graduate studies at the Naval War College.
He lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Pamela, who is currently the Staff Director of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, and their four children.
Career
Thiessen has worked in Washington for many years, starting with five years at Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly. He spent six years (1995–2001) on Capitol Hill as spokesman and senior policy advisor to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms (R-NC). He joined the Bush administration as Chief Speechwriter for Donald Rumsfeld in 2001, then moved to Bush's speechwriting team in 2004. In February 2008, he became chief speechwriter when William McGurn resigned.
In March 2009, Thiessen and Peter Schweizer opened Oval Office Writers LLC.
Thiessen is currently a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a columnist for The Washington Post, starting March 2010.
Book
Thiessen's first book, Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack (ISBN 1596986034), was published by Regnery Publishing in January 2010. The book is endorsed by the former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
Thiessen's promotional tour for Courting Disaster included an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, and an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, an uncut version of which was posted online.
References
- ^ "Heard But Not Seen" by Tom Frank, Taft School Bulletin, Summer 2005, pp22-25
- "Marc Thiessen Biography". MarcThiessen.com.
- ^ "Marc A. Thiessen". Oval Office Writers, LLC.
- "President Bush Thanks Bill McGurn, Announces Marc Thiessen as New Assistant to the President for Speechwriting". Press Release. George W. Bush White House. December 14, 2007.
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Alexovich, Ariel; Klingebiel, Jacqueline (March 25, 2009). "Suite Talk March 25, 2009: Speechwriters Open New Outlet". The Politico.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Courting Disaster: One of the most important books of the year, by Michelle Malkin, January 18, 2010
- Courting Disaster, Amazon.com page.
- Ralph Peters, Michael Mukasey, Andy McCarthy, January 19, 2010.
- Marc Thiessen, Mukasey Calls Courting Disaster 'Absolutely Superb', National Review, January 20, 2010.
- http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/tue-march-9-2010-marc-thiessen
External links
- Thiessen's personal website (also his website for Courting Disaster)
- Thiessen's blog
- Thiessen's op-eds for The Washington Post
- Thiessen's blog posts at The Washington Post's website
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