Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062568450 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Litt entered the White House in 2011 and left in 2016 as a special assistant to the president and senior presidential speechwriter. He is currently the head writer/producer for Funny or Die’s office in Washington, DC. He lives in Washington with his girlfriend and their two goldfish, Humphrey and Camille. David has also written for The Onion, McSweeney’s Internet Tende
You’ll walk away with another kind of hope that’s needed now more than ever: the belief that a government can actually do some good.” (Adam Grant, author of Originals and coauthor of Option B)“A talented (and very funny) speechwriter, David will make you laugh. And boy, do we need it.” (Keegan-Michael Key)“David Litt is brilliant. Even better, he takes us back to a saner more compassionate time when our president liked to read.” (Judd Apatow)“Terrific—part first-hand story about being inspired by a cultural icon, part how-to manual for getting involved in politics and making change. Thanks, Obama is a hysterical, pithy, and heartfelt trip down memory lane. He’ll make you miss Obama more than you do already. “A fast, funny ride through the halls of power.” (<
Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? David Litt does. For all the moments of chaos, frustration, and yes, disillusionment, Litt remains a believer in the words that first drew him to the Obama campaign: “People who love this country can change it.” In telling his own story, Litt sheds fresh light on his former boss’s legacy. Until leaving the White House in 2016, he wrote on topics from healthcare to climate change to criminal justice reform. Full of hilarious stories and told in a truly original voice, Thanks, Obama is an exciting debut about