Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years

Posted on 22 January 2019 by David Litt

Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets David Litt does In his comic, coming of age memoir, he takes us back to the Obama years and charts a path forward in the age of TrumpMore than any other presidency, Barack Obama s eight years in the White House were defined by young people twenty somethings who didn t have much experience in politics or anything else, for that matter , yet suddenly found themselves in the most high stakes office building on earth David Litt was one of those twenty somethings After graduating from college in 2008, he went straight to the Obama campaign In 2011, he became one of the youngest White House speechwriters in history Until leaving the White House in 2016, he wrote on topics from healthcare to climate change to criminal justice reform As President Obama s go to comedy writer, he also took the lead on the White House Correspondents Dinner, the so called State of the Union of jokes Now, in this refreshingly honest memoir, Litt brings us inside Obamaworld With a humorists eye for detail, he describes what it s like to accidentally trigger an international incident or nearly set a president s hair aflame He answers questions you never knew you had Which White House men s room is the classiest What do you do when the commander in chief gets your name wrong Where should you never, under any circumstances, change clothes on Air Force One With nearly a decade of stories to tell, Litt makes clear that politics is completely, hopelessly absurd But it s also important 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 And he argues that, despite the current political climate, the politics championed by Barack Obama will outlive the presidency of Donald Trump.Full of hilarious stories and told in a truly original voice, Thanks, Obama is an exciting debut about what it means personally, professionally, and politically to grow up. 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American presidency was focused and functional You can agree or disagree with Barack Obama s policies and philosophy, but it s hard to deny that his White House did a pretty good job with organization and communication David Litt was a part of that, at age 24 Litt was hired as a speechwriter, first for presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett there were no other applicants and eventually for President Obama Litt s memoir Thanks, Obama My Hopey Changey White House Years covers his transition from a smitten, self described Obamabot to a thoughtful, self deprecating contributor to White House messaging Litt wrote speeches on a wide array of topics because, as a junior staff member,...I reserve the 5 star rating for books I would undoubtedly read at least onetime, so the fact that I have no intention of reading this again and I m still giving it 5 stars means something to me.I almost literally devoured this book I consumed it in every possible way, with the exception of tearing out the pages and eating them I never wanted to step away from the pages and I m rather upset the book ended.This book was satisfying as hell David Litt was a speech writer for President I reserve the 5 star rating for books I would undoubtedly read at least onetime, so the fact that I have no intention of reading this again and I m still giving it 5 stars means something to me.I almost literally devoured this book I consumed it in every possible way, with the exception of tearing out the pages and eating them I never wanted to step away from the pages and I m rather upset the book ended.This book was satisfying as hell David Litt was a speech writer for President Obama The man knows how to write Add to that his unique perspective and unflinching opinions, and you ve got a great book On top of that, the dude is straight up HILARIOUS The content is what the synopsis says it is If you are even slightly interested in reading this, just do it, because I personally found n...David Litt s fantastic memoir Thanks, Obama My Hopey, Changey White House Years works in many different ways The book is a laugh out loud series of highly comedic and spit take inducing vignettes that you will spend hours retelling in less funny versions to supremely patient acquaintances and loved ones It s a demonstration on how vital idealistic, enthusiastic, and inspired people working in our government are to the progress of our country It reveals a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse David Litt s fantastic memoir Thanks, Obama My Hopey, Changey White House Years works in many different ways The book is a laugh out loud series of highly comedic and spit take inducing vignettes that you will spend hours retelling in less funny versions to supremely patient acquaintances and loved ones It s a demonstration on how vital idealistic, ...My first book of 2019 4.5 stars I love finding new autobiographies about people that I ve never heard of and reading them I really enjoyed this story David Litt did a great job in this book More than any other presidency, Barack Obama s eight years in the White House were defined by young people twenty somethings who didn t have much experience in politics or anything else, for that matter , yet suddenly found themselves in the most high stakes of...If only we could have a Glassdoor review for the White House s inner offices during Obama s two terms Litt has got you covered, at least from his somewhat limited perspective If it was this hard for Litt to be part of a team of speechwriters, imagine how the rest of the administration felt And this was before social media exploded to today s levels Yikes There is bias for Democrats and their ideals in here, but I would say it s at a tolerable level It s not an aggressive promotion for If only we could have a Glassdoor review for the White House s inner offices during Obam...My goodreads friend Julie recommended this to me, and I m very glad that she did I ve belatedly gotten into podcasts mostly for when I m pottering around my room tending to my plants or doing a half assed weekly clean and the boys from Crooked Media have been a nice entr e into the genre The most famous of these are Jon Favreau, Obama s wunderkind head speech writer, and Jon Lovett, the consensus funniest speech writer in the room But while these are probably the two most famous My goodreads friend Julie recommended this to me, and I m very glad that she did I ve belatedly gotten into podcasts mostly for when I m pottering around my room tending to my plants or doing a half assed weekly clean and the boys from Crooked Media have been a nice entr e into the genre The most famous of these are Jon Favreau, Obama s wunderkind head speech writer, and Jon Lovett, the consensus funniest speech writer in the room But while these are probably the two mo...I enjoyed this book, but maybe not as much as I had hoped David Litt was a low level speechwriter for the Obama administration, at first just writing jokes and relatively unimportant speeches, but he worked his way up to writing the speeches for the Correspondents Dinner and some very consequential occasions He has a very self deprecating way of writing, although at times he comes off as a bit of a jerk how many times can he borrow his roommate s car without permission He shares the I enjoyed this book, but maybe not as much as I had hoped David Litt was a low level speechwriter for the Obama administration, at first just writing jokes and relatively unimportant speeches, but he worked his way up to writing the speeches for the Correspondents Dinner and some very consequential occasions He has a very self deprecating way of writing, although at times he comes off as a bit...

Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years

22 January 2019

David Litt