Dr. Carpenter is a professor of English and Communication Studies at the University of Florida. He conducts his “Write Well—Right Now” training program every year for incoming classes of officers at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Articles by Ronald H. Carpenter

When the Right Words Counted

By Ronald H. Carpenter
October 2001
Thanks to Admiral George A. Anderson—acting as speech- writer for the speechwriter—President Kennedy’s televised response to the discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba was strong, but diplomatic.

Did MacArthur Save the Marines?

By Ronald H. Carpenter
August 2000
The question was whether a landing at Inchon would be lessa prudent than an operation under more favorable conditions at Kunsan. In a meeting 50 years ago, General Douglas MacArthur ...