How did Michael Gerson die? WaPo columnist and George W Bush's 9/11 speechwriter dies at 58

WASHINGTON, DC: Michael Gerson, speechwriter for President George W Bush who assisted in crafting messages of sorrow and resolve following 9/11, died on Thursday, November 17 at a hospital in Washington, DC. He was 58. According to a close friend of Gerson, the cause of his death was "complications from cancer". Gerson joined the Bush campaign in 1999 after spending years writing for conservative and evangelical figures, such as Prison Fellowship Ministries' founder and Watergate offender Charles Colson.

According to Washington Post, Gerson played a significant role in developing the ‘Bush Doctrine', which encouraged preemptive actions against potential terrorists and other perceived threats in the chaotic months that followed the September 11 attacks. Together with his writing staff, Gerson crafted Bush's tone and style, including in speeches to a joint session of Congress on September 20 and the Washington National Cathedral on September 14. Gerson took a break from the demands of speechwriting after a heart attack in December 2004 and began working full-time in policy advising jobs. 

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