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Speeches - Delivery versions [textual record (electronic), graphic material (electronic)]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-sub-series

Date:

2009-2015

Reference:

R16093-61950-0-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5750711

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Stephen J. Harper fonds

Office of the Prime Minister - Speechwriting unit

Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper's speeches

Speeches - Delivery versions
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Sub-sub-series includes:

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Date(s):

2009-2015

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1,373 digital textual records.
2 digital photographs : col.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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This sub-sub-series consists of delivery versions of speeches created by Speechwriting unit staff of the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) between October 2009 and October 2015.

Records include multiple drafts and iterations of speeches, following input from stakeholders and the Prime Minister, memoranda to the Prime Minister, and related documentation.

The records demonstrate the steps that would be undertaken by the Speechwriting unit for drafting and finalizing a speech for Stephen J. Harper, including his first review of the speech, the "PM version", to the final version that was delivered.

The "PM version" of a speech was the version proposed to the Prime Minister. This version would have undergone comments, corrections and annotations by PMO staff, the Office of the Privy Council (PCO) and other Government of Canada departments' staff, and was ready for the PM's review. This "PM version" would typically be accompanied by a memorandum, which would provide context information about the speech and event. Details covered include type of event, the number of people attending, the language of the speech, the tone to be used, if the event is open to the media or not, as well as the delivery format.

The Prime Minister would then read, comment, amend or ask questions about the speech. A new version would be produced and its content fact checked by PCO staff again.

In the final version of a speech to be delivered by the Prime Minister, the layout of the text would increase its readability. The text could include emphasis on important sentences as well as phonetic pronunciations of names of individuals, of some French words, and of words in other languages. The layout would vary depending on whether the speech was to be read on a teleprompter or on a podium, as an example.

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Physical description note:

Digital records received in the following file format(s): DOC, DOCX, PPT, DOCM, TXT, PDF, RTF, JPG and HTM (220.85 MB).

Arrangement note:

The folders in this sub-sub-series are organized in chronological order, per year, per month and, sometimes, per week, in a deeply nested structure. The records are subdivided per year between 2009 and 2015.

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Private
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Textual records: electronic

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Electronic container [R16093] R16093-61950-0

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Graphic(photo): electronic

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Electronic container [R16093] R16093-61950-0

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24