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Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years, David Litt
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- Summary
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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." 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 310 pages
- Contents
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- A note regarding facts
- Introduction. Arugula on Air Force One
- Part one. Obamabot
- The rapture
- How to not land a White House job
- Cleared to work
- the corridors of power
- The salmon in the toilet
- Is Obama toast?
- Going Eastwood
- That first real taste of blood
- Part two. Our (teensy) place in history
- Hitler and Lips
- Juice in purgatory
- The holy war
- In the barrel
- Bucket
- The big rock candy mountain
- The finish line
- Epilogue. Squishing the scorpion
- Isbn
- 9780062568458
- Label
- Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years
- Title
- Thanks, Obama
- Title remainder
- my hopey changey White House years
- Statement of responsibility
- David Litt
- Subject
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- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 21st century
- Humor
- trueHumorists
- Humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics
- trueLitt, David, 1986-
- Litt, David, 1986-
- Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- trueObama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- Obama, Barack -- Humor
- Autobiographies
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- HUMOR / Topic / Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- Political satire, American
- truePresidents -- United States -- Staff
- Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography
- trueSpeechwriters
- Speechwriters -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017 -- Humor
- trueWashington, D.C. -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "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"--
- Summary
- The senior comic speechwriter and presidential advisor presents an account of his college education through his years working with Barack Obama, sharing behind-the-scenes anecdotes and his reflections on Obama's legacy in the age of Trump
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10576573
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1986-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Litt, David
- Dewey number
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- 973.932092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E908.3
- LC item number
- .L58 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Litt, David
- Obama, Barack
- Obama, Barack
- Presidents
- Speechwriters
- Humorists, American
- Political satire, American
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- HUMOR / Topic / Political
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- my hopey changey White House years
- Label
- Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years, David Litt
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A note regarding facts -- Introduction. Arugula on Air Force One -- Part one. Obamabot -- The rapture -- How to not land a White House job -- Cleared to work -- the corridors of power -- The salmon in the toilet -- Is Obama toast? -- Going Eastwood -- That first real taste of blood -- Part two. Our (teensy) place in history -- Hitler and Lips -- Juice in purgatory -- The holy war -- In the barrel -- Bucket -- The big rock candy mountain -- The finish line -- Epilogue. Squishing the scorpion
- Control code
- 21111559
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 310 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062568458
- Lccn
- 2017019330
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 40027467682
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967501483
- Label
- Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years, David Litt
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A note regarding facts -- Introduction. Arugula on Air Force One -- Part one. Obamabot -- The rapture -- How to not land a White House job -- Cleared to work -- the corridors of power -- The salmon in the toilet -- Is Obama toast? -- Going Eastwood -- That first real taste of blood -- Part two. Our (teensy) place in history -- Hitler and Lips -- Juice in purgatory -- The holy war -- In the barrel -- Bucket -- The big rock candy mountain -- The finish line -- Epilogue. Squishing the scorpion
- Control code
- 21111559
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 310 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062568458
- Lccn
- 2017019330
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other control number
- 40027467682
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967501483
Subject
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 21st century
- Humor
- trueHumorists
- Humorists, American -- 21st century -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics
- trueLitt, David, 1986-
- Litt, David, 1986-
- Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- trueObama, Barack -- Friends and associates
- Obama, Barack -- Humor
- Autobiographies
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- HUMOR / Topic / Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
- Political satire, American
- truePresidents -- United States -- Staff
- Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography
- trueSpeechwriters
- Speechwriters -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017 -- Humor
- trueWashington, D.C. -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
Genre
- Autobiographies
- trueLife stories
- trueBiography
- trueHistory writing
- trueHumor
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
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