[Tempest]

She was not a speech writer her specific role was as an aide to Presidential press secretary Ron Ziegler in Richard Nixon's administration.

So she may or may not have been a conservative at some point and time but if you follow her carrier and her associations she has long since abandoned those principals.

Her husband is big time liberal Mike Nicols, one of the producers of the Clinton loving movie Primary Colors. They're also big DNC contributors.

[Samwise]

the Clinton loving movie Primary Colors

One of the worst movies I ever tried to watch.