Ben Stein

I just read a couple of interesting nuggets about Ben Stein. That I thought I'd share. I was reading the oral history given to the Miller Center at the U of Virginia by Aram Bakshian (PDF link) - who was a speech writer under Nixon, Ford and later the head speech writer for Reagan.

Aram points out that Ben Stein was actually a speech writer for Nixon near the end of his administration (I did not know that) and that incredibly at the speech where Nixon announced his resignation to the White House staff - Stein can be seen in the background both crying and chewing gum at the same time (I absolutely love that!). As Aram Bakshian put it - Ben Stein is one versatile guy.