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A story of a young politician talking to the seasoned veteran who happens to be his father about the public game of politics -- speech making. >> he had given a big speech that way and called and asked how he did it. did he do it on notes, did he do it on cards, off the cuff? he said oh, no, no, no a very important speech. he wrote it out and he read every word. and he went on to explain his theory which he had explained before, that you can't possibly deliver a speech extemporaneously that's as well done as a written speech. he then invoked winston churchill as a proponent of the reading word...

Important speech on our website in its entirety at lastword@msnbc.com. here's a wonderful sample. a story of a young politician talking to the seasoned veteran who happens to be his father about the public game of politics -- speech making. >> he had given a big speech that way and called and asked how he did it. did he do it on notes, did he do it on cards, off the cuff? he said oh no no no a very important speech. he wrote it out and he read every word. and he went on to explain his theory which he had explained before, that you can't possibly deliver a speech extemporaneously that's as well...

Adds an entirely new dimension to the father/son relationship. and for us, it worked. politicians is not an easy business. it shouldn't be. but we carried the same banner. i helped him become a success and he helped me become a success, and we enjoyed deeply each other's victories. and we suffered the pain of each other's losses 37. my only regret is that i didn't return from washington to help in his 1994 race. whether or not i could have helped, i should have been there. it was the right thing to do. and i didn't do it. >> andrew cuomo said today his father's speech making was not about what...

He was my confidant and my mentor. we spoke almost every day and his wisdom grew as i grew older. when it works, having a working partnership with your father adds an entirely new dimension to the father/son relationship. and for us it worked. politicians is not an easy business. it shouldn't be. but we carried the same banner. i helped him become a success and he helped me become a success, and we enjoyed deeply each other's victories. and we suffered the pain of each other's losses 37. my only regret is that i didn't return from washington to help in his 1994 race. whether or not i could hav...

That magic, you're not going to get there. >> people sometimes say politicians who are very good with words. you hear about the president all the time. it is just words. he can only give a good speech. but cuomo is testament to the power of speech making. it's very important. he communicated valus. he communicated ideas with that that are still able to inspire a political party three decades later. >> as did cuomo with his speeches. it's interesting because that was the keynote speech at the democratic convention. the cuomo speech at the national convention and both catapulted these men into a...