03605cam a22004818i 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007802000290009502000210012404000230014504200080016804300120017605000280018808200150021608400450023110000330027624500710030926300090038026400330038930000150042233600260043733700280046333800270049152016000051852002270211860000240234565000490236965000560241865000510247461000430252565000450256865000500261365000320266360000260269565100620272165100610278365000520284465000640289665000400296077601230300012769520230404125841.0170421s2017    nyu           000 0aeng    a19605736  a  2017019330  a9780062568458 (hardback)  a9780062568441 ()  aDLCbengerdacDLC  apcc  an-us---14a002 E 908.3bL776t 201700a973.932092  aBIO010000aPOL040010aHUM0060002bisacsh1 aLitt, David,d1986-eauthor.10aThanks, Obama :bMy Hopey Changey White House Years /cDavid Litt.  a1709 1aNew York, NY :bEcco,c2017.  a310 pages.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"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."  With a humorist's eye for detail and a convert's 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 student--a self-described "Obamabot"--to nervous junior speechwriter to White House senior staff. His behind-the-scenes anecdotes answer questions you never knew you had: What's the classiest White House men's room? What's 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 today's most important issues: the legacy and future of the Obama movement in the age of Donald Trump"--cProvided by publisher.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher.10aLitt, David,d1986- 0aPresidentszUnited StatesxStaffvBiography. 4aPresidenteszEstados UnidosxPersonalvBiografía. 4aHumoristas americanosySiglo 21vBiografías.10aObama, BarackxFriends and associates. 0aSpeechwriterszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aHumorists, Americany21st centuryvBiography. 0aPolitical satire, American.10aObama, BarackvHumor. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty2009-2017vHumor. 4aEstados UnidosxPolítica y gobiernoy2009-2017vHumor. 7aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.2bisacsh 7aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch.2bisacsh 7aHUMOR / Topic / Political.2bisacsh08iOnline version:aLitt, David, 1986- author.tThanks, ObamadNew York, NY : Ecco, 2017z9780062568465w(DLC) 2017020422