Peggy Noonan
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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