This goo was worth a point in November 2023.

publication date: Sunday, November 5, 2023 (part of November 2023)

category: Opinion

clue: Before she became a celebrated and controversial opinion-maker, she wrote some of the most memorable presidential speeches of the 1980s, introducing phrases like "a kinder, gentler nation" and "a thousand points of light" to the national consciousness.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Erik Bates


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