Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years

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Label

Thanks, Obama : my hopey changey White House years

Title remainder

my hopey changey White House years

Statement of responsibility

David Litt

Creator

• Litt, David, 1986-
• trueLitt, David, 1986-

Author

• Litt, David, 1986-

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

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"--

Tone

• trueUpbeat

Writing style

• trueWitty
• trueEngaging

Assigning source

• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 973.932092
• B

Index

no index present

LC call number

E908.3

LC item number

.L58 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult