Stuttering Through It
How a 13-year-old boy delivered the best speech of the Democratic National Convention
by John Hendrickson
Aug 21, 2020
2 minutes
You could hear the stutter in Brayden’s lungs, all those heavy inhalations, his search for sounds that wouldn’t come. The 13-year-old stared into a stationary camera and told the world about his problem, the affliction he shares with 3 million Americans, one of whom is now the Democratic nominee for president.
“Without Joe Biden, I wouldn’t be talking with you today,” Brayden began. A big
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