Ben Elliott | |
|---|---|
| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
| In office October 19, 1983 – June 6, 1986 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Aram Bakshian |
| Succeeded by | Anthony R. Dolan (Chief Speechwriter) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bently Thomas Elliott November 6, 1944 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Bucknell University (BA) Sciences Po (MA) |
Bently Thomas "Ben" Elliott is an American writer who served as President Ronald Reagan’s director of speechwriting from 1982 to 1986. In this capacity he directed better known speechwriters like Peggy Noonan and Peter Robinson, both of whom he hired.[1]