My Hopey Changey White House Years Litt, David 1986- creator author. text biography nyu 2017 monographic eng

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310 pages. "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"-- "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"-- David Litt. n-us--- 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 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch HUMOR / Topic / Political 002 E 908.3 L776t 2017 973.932092 BIO010000 POL040010 HUM006000 Litt, David, 1986- author. New York, NY : Ecco, 2017 (DLC) 2017020422 9780062568458 (hardback) 9780062568441 () 2017019330 DLC 170421 20230404125841.0 127695 eng