Afascinatinginsightintonotablepoliticalspeechesthatwereneverdelivered,showingwhatcouldhavebeenifhistoryhadgonedownadifferentpath.Foralmosteverydeliveredspeech,thereexistsanundeliveredopposite.These“secondspeeches“providealternativehistoriesofwhatcouldhavebeenifnotforschedulechanges,changesofheart,ormomentousturnsofevents.InUndelivered,politicalspeechwriterJeffNussbaumpresentsthemostnotablespeechesthepublicneverheard,fromDwightEisenhower’sapologyforaD-DayfailuretoRichardNixon’srefusaltoresignthepresidency,andevenHillaryClinton’sacceptancefora2016victory--thelatterneverseenuntilnow.Examiningthecontentofthesespeechesandthecontextofthehistoricmomentsthatalmostcametobe,Nussbaumconsidersnotonlywhattheytellusaboutthepastbutalsowhattheycaninformusaboutourpresent.
