(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP hear) (S (NP (DT a) (NN president)) (VP (VBP speak)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB seldom)) (VP (VBP think) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (NNS others)) (VP (VBG helping) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB shape) (NP (DT the) (NN presentation))))))))) (. .)))
When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
hear
hear
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advmod
seldom
seldom
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
help
helping
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
shape
shape
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
presentation
presentation
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Today)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB however)) (, ,) (NP (NNS presidents)) (VP (VBP depend) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNS writers)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NNP J.) (NNP Terry) (NNP Edmonds))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB help) (S (NP (PRP them)) (VP (VB communicate) (ADVP (RB effectively)))))))) (. .)))
Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate effectively.
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
Today
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
however
however
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
president
presidents
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
depend
depend
VERB
VBP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
writer
writers
NOUN
NNS
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
J.
J.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Terry
Terry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
communicate
communicate
VERB
VB
advmod
effectively
effectively
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Edmonds)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (JJ African) (NNP American)) (SBAR (S (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB work) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ full-time) (NN speechwriter)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (NML (NNP U.) (NNP S.)) (NN president)))))))))))) (: ;) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB so)) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (JJ African) (NNP American)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB serve) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NN director)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN speechwriting)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNP White) (NNP House)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is so the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for White House.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
American
American
PROPN
NNP
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
work
work
VERB
VB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
full-time
full-time
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
speechwriter
speechwriter
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.
U.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
S.
S.
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
American
American
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
serve
serve
VERB
VB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
speechwriting
speechwriting
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
White
White
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
House
House
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP His)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ all-American) (NN story)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN success))))) (. .)))
His is an all-American story of success.
nsubj
Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
all-American
all-American
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Edmonds)) (VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNP Baltimore)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Maryland)))))) (: ;) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father)) (VP (VBD drove) (NP (DT a) (NN truck)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN mother)) (VP (VBD worked) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN waitress))))) (. .)))
Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Baltimore
Baltimore
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Maryland
Maryland
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
drive
drove
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
truck
truck
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
waitress
waitress
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (LS A.) (JJ great) (NN reader)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Edmonds)) (VP (VBD showed) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN gift)) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VBG writing) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ high))))))))))
A. great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high
dep
A.
A.
X
LS
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
reader
reader
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
gift
gift
NOUN
NN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
write
writing
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN School)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NML (NNP Baltimore) (NNP City)) (NNP College)) (PP (IN After) (S (VP (VBG graduating) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1967) (NNP Edmonds)))))))) (VP (VBD went) (PRT (RB on)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NML (NNP Morgan) (NNP State)) (NNP University))))))
School, Baltimore City College After graduating in 1967 Edmonds went on to Morgan State University
nsubj
Number=Sing
school
School
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Baltimore
Baltimore
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
College
College
PROPN
NNP
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
graduate
graduating
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1967
1967
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
advmod
on
on
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Morgan
Morgan
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Edmonds)) (VP (VBD began) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN career)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN business))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NNS jobs)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ public) (NNS relations)) (CC and) (NP (NNS communications))))))) (. .)))
Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
job
jobs
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
relation
relations
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
communication
communications
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD joined) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS politics)))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN news) (NN secretary))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN congressman)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Baltimore))))) (PP (IN During) (NP (NP (NNP Bill) (NNP Clinton) (POS 's)) (NN presidency))))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VBD wrote) (NP (NP (NNS speeches)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NML (NML (NML (NNP Health)) (CC and) (NML (NNP Human) (NNPS Services))) (NNP Secretary)) (NNP Donna) (NNP Shalala))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD worked) (PP (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN job)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNP White) (NNP House))))))) (CC and) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ governmental) (NNS departments)) (SBAR (S (NP (NNP President) (NNP Clinton)) (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VBD appointed) (NP (PRP him)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN office)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN directory)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN speechwriting)))))) (VP (VBG Following) (NP (NP (DT the) (CD 2000) (NNS elections)) (SBAR (S (NP (NNP Edmonds)) (VP (VBD returned) (PP (IN to) (NP (NML (NNP Morgan) (NNP State)) (NNP University))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN school) (POS 's)) (JJ special) (NN assistant)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN president))) (PP (IN for) (NP (CD 2001-2002)))))))))))))))))))))))
He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman from Baltimore During Bill Clinton's presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of job in the White House and in governmental departments President Clinton then appointed him to the office of directory of speechwriting Following the 2000 elections Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school's special assistant to the president for 2001-2002
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
politics
politics
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
news
news
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
secretary
secretary
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
congressman
congressman
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Baltimore
Baltimore
PROPN
NNP
case
during
During
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Bill
Bill
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Clinton
Clinton
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
presidency
presidency
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
speech
speeches
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Health
Health
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
human
Human
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Plur
Service
Services
PROPN
NNPS
nmod
Number=Sing
Secretary
Secretary
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Donna
Donna
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shalala
Shalala
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
job
job
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
White
White
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
House
House
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
governmental
governmental
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
department
departments
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
President
President
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Clinton
Clinton
PROPN
NNP
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
directory
directory
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
speechwriting
speechwriting
NOUN
NN
case
VerbForm=Ger
follow
Following
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2000
2000
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
election
elections
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edmond
Edmonds
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Morgan
Morgan
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
special
special
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
assistant
assistant
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
president
president
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2001-2002
2001-2002
NUM
CD
When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation. Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is so the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for White House. His is an all-American story of success.  Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress. A. great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high  School, Baltimore City College After graduating in 1967 Edmonds went on to Morgan State University  Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications. He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman from Baltimore During Bill Clinton's presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of job in the White House and in governmental departments President Clinton then appointed him to the office of directory of speechwriting Following the 2000 elections Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school's special assistant to the president for 2001-2002