03831cam a22005298i 4500 127695 20230404125841.0 170421s2017 nyu 000 0aeng 19605736 acquire 2 shelf copy policy default lcc bk 2017019330 9780062568458 (hardback) 9780062568441 () DLC eng rda DLC pcc n-us--- 002 E 908.3 L776t 2017 973.932092 BIO010000 POL040010 HUM006000 bisacsh Litt, David, 1986- author. Thanks, Obama : My Hopey Changey White House Years / David Litt. 1709 New York, NY : Ecco, 2017. 310 pages. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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"-- Provided by publisher. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Litt, David, 1986- Presidents United States Staff Biography. Presidentes Estados Unidos Personal Biografía. Humoristas americanos Siglo 21 Biografías. Obama, Barack Friends and associates. Speechwriters United States Biography. Humorists, American 21st century Biography. Political satire, American. Obama, Barack Humor. United States Politics and government 2009-2017 Humor. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 2009-2017 Humor. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch. bisacsh HUMOR / Topic / Political. bisacsh Online version: Litt, David, 1986- author. Thanks, Obama New York, NY : Ecco, 2017 9780062568465 (DLC) 2017020422 Emma Janaskie; phone: 212-2077541; email: emma.janaskie@harpercollins.com; bc: emma.dries@harpercollins.com 5920 5920 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 908.3 L776t 2017 00000120967 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk