Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years
by David Litt /
2017 / English / PDF
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A different kind of White House memoir, presidential speechwriter David Litt's comic account of his years spent working with Barack Obama and his reflection on Obamas legacy in the age of Trump Like many twentysomethings, David Litt frequently embarrassed himself in front of his bosss boss. Unlike many twentysomethings, Litts bosss boss was President Obama. At age twenty-four, Litt became one of the youngest White House speechwriters in history. Along with remarks on issues like climate change and criminal justice reform, he was the presidents go-to writer for comedy. As the lead on the White House Correspondents Dinner speech (the State of the Union of jokes), he was responsible for some of President Obamas most memorable moments, including Keegan-Michael Keys appearance as Luther, Obamas anger translator. With a humorists eye for detail and a converts zeal, Litt takes us inside his eight years on the front lines of Obamaworld. In his political coming-of-age story, he goes from starry-eyed college studenta self-described Obamabotto nervous junior speechwriter to White House senior staff. His behind-the-scenes anecdotes answer questions you never knew you had: Whats the classiest White House mens room? Whats the social scene like on Air Force One? How do you force the National Security Council to stop hitting reply-all on every e-mail? In between lighthearted observations, Litt uses his experience to address one of todays most important issues: the legacy and future of the Obama movement in the age of Donald Trump.
