James Humes

James C. Humes is a former presidential speechwriter who worked for Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, and Dwight Eisenhower.

Before his speechwriting career, he represented the U.S. State Department in lectures on American government all over the world. He has served as a communications advisor to major U.S. corporations, including IBM and DuPont.

Mr. Humes is the author of more than twenty books, including Confessions of a White House Ghost Writer (Regnery Publishing) and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Churchill: Speaker of the Century.

 One of the last living Americans to meet Sir Winston Churchill in person, Mr. Humes has played Sir Churchill on stage and at numerous events. Mr. Humes lives in Pueblo, Colorado.