Peter Benchley RIP

Peter Benchley, author of Jaws, who died today, was once a script writer for former US President Lyndon Johnson.

Benchley said: "In 1967 I went to work as a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson in the White House, where I stayed until January of 1969."

You can read Benchley talk about writing those speeches at peterbenchley pdf

Benchley said of the success of Jaws: "Jaws" didn't give me a new outlook. It gave me the opportunity to spend much of my life on and under the sea, and that experience created a sense of the need for conservation ... not just of sharks, but of the ocean itself."

The official website to Peter Benchley can be found at peterbenchley.com