Clare Boothe Luce was an American Journalist and Politician who delivered a speech in 1960 at the Woman’s National Press Club. Her speech entailed the strength and weaknesses of the press. Luce approached the audience of journalists in a professional way to deliver her opinions; she uses a playful and comedic monologue to convey and balance her strong criticisms, she also compliments to the audience on their strengths which gives her some credibility while turning her speech around to convey her idea of what journalism should be that appeals to the audience. She begins her speech with a generous first sentence to changing the tone in the second sentence to a more serious matter. She gives the audience a good first impression and captures their