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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 Obama's legacy in the age of Trump. Like many twentysomethings, David Litt frequently embarrassed himself in front of his boss's boss. Unlike many twentysomethings, Litt's boss's 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 president's 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 Obama's most memorable moments, including Keegan-Michael Key's appearance as Luther, Obama's "anger translator.
About the Author
In 2011, at 24 years old, David Litt was hired as a White House speechwriter. For the next four and a half years, he wrote speeches for President Obama. Along with remarks for policy addresses and political rallies, he was the lead writer on four White House Correspondents' Dinners, the so-called "State of the Union of jokes." His 2017 memoir, "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years" was a New York Times bestseller. His writing has appeared in print and online for the New York Times, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, GQ, and The Onion, and he was the head writer for Funny Or Die DC through the 2018 midterm elections. David lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Jacqui, and their cats, Harry and Maisie.
