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Craig R. Smith is the director emeritus of the Center for First Amendment Studies at California State University, Long Beach, where he taught for twenty-seven years. He has served as a political speechwriter for President Gerald Ford, campaign manager for Senator Bob Packwood, and as a consultant to George Bush's presidential campaign.
In 2010 he received the Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award from the National Communication Association for his contributions to rhetorical theory.