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An Open Letter to American Patriots Who Think They Hate Chicago

CHICAGO — My nephew Danny lived in Chicago for a long time and has since moved to Colorado. He recently texted me a picture of a shirt…

10 min readJul 4, 2023

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An Open Letter to American Patriots Who Think They Hate Chicago

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David Murray

Left Blank: Confessions of a Son of Hudson, Ohio

I run an association of professional speechwriters, and yesterday one of our members sent me an article about a 77-year-old Retired Lt…

4 min readJun 5, 2021

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Left Blank: Confessions of a Son of Hudson, Ohio

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David Murray

An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals: Stop Behaving Like Adam Kinzinger’s “Nasty Cousins”

A journalist acquaintance had a hot take on yesterday’s New York Times story about a letter sent to Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger…

3 min readFeb 17, 2021

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An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals: Stop Behaving Like Adam Kinzinger’s “Nasty Cousins”

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David Murray

As a Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes Away from CEOs, One More Open Letter: to Executive…

This isn’t just your best opportunity to help your CEO do what needs to be done, it’s actually your first — and probably, your last.

6 min readMay 8, 2020

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A Bigger Adventure

I told my 16-year-old daughter it’s time for her to stop pining for last summer to be like this summer, and start thinking about … what…

4 min readApr 23, 2020

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A Bigger Adventure

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David Murray

For Speechwriters, a Change of Venue: From the Ballroom to the Bedroom

More virtual conferences mean major changes in the nature of speeches — and the speechwriters who are hired to write them.

5 min readApr 9, 2020

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For Speechwriters, a Change of Venue: From the Ballroom to the Bedroom

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For many CEOs, coronavirus crisis has been their finest hour; but how long can they keep this up?

Weary leaders must not revert to their natural instincts. We mustn’t, either.

4 min readApr 2, 2020

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For many CEOs, coronavirus crisis has been their finest hour; but how long can they keep this up?

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David Murray

A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You: An Open Letter to American CEOs

Why you must say something about coronavirus every single day.

5 min readMar 17, 2020

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MurrayCycle Diaries: Fear, at fifty

The “self-guided” motorcycle tour of Ecuador sounded a little canned to my college buddy and me. Not for long.

14 min readJun 18, 2019

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MurrayCycle Diaries: Fear, at fifty

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Women’s Room: Why does Vital Speeches still publish so many speeches by men?

The question I get asked most as editor of Vital Speeches is, “Where do you find all the speeches?”

5 min readJan 8, 2019

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Women’s Room: Why does Vital Speeches still publish so many speeches by men?

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David Murray

David Murray

David Murray is publisher of Vital Speeches of the Day magazine, and executive director of the Professional Speechwriters Association. He lives in Chicago.

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