gistfile1.txt

	$('#addSpeaker').click(function(e){
			  
			  // i think we could use clone() here instead of trying having the HTML frag inside a string
			  $('#speakersTable').append('<tr><td><table class = "speakerItem"><tr>\
          <td>speaker name</td>\
          <td><input type="text" name="newsletter[speakers][][name]" id="newsletter_speakers_name"/></td>\
        </tr>\
        <tr>\
          <td>speaker description</td>\
          <td><input type="text" name="newsletter[speakers][][description]" id="newsletter_speakers_description"/></td>\
          <td rowspan = "2"><button name = "removeSpeaker" id = "removeSpeaker">remove speaker</button></td>\
        </tr></table></td></tr>');
			  
			  // cancel event bubbling
			  return false;
			});


  <table border = "1" id = "speakersTable">
            
            <tr>
              <td>
                <table class = "speakerItem">
                  <tr>
                    <td>speaker name</td>
                    <td><input type="text" name="newsletter[speakers][][name]" id="newsletter_speakers_name"/></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td>speaker description</td>
                    <td><input type="text" name="newsletter[speakers][][description]" id="newsletter_speakers_description"/></td>
                    <td rowspan = "2">
                      <button name = "removeSpeaker" id = "removeSpeaker">remove speaker</button>
                    </td>  
                  </tr>      
                </table>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>