25 Oct 2017

Thanks Obama: by his speechwriter David Litt

From Afternoons, 3:09 pm on 25 October 2017

One minute, David Litt is writing for the satirical magazine the Onion, the next he's roaming the halls of the White House as the youngest ever speech writer for a President of the United States. 

At first, Litt wrote speeches about fun things like infrastructure but eventually became the chief joke writer for President Barack Obama's lighter moments. 

David Litt offers his unique view of the 44th President of the United States and what it's like behind the scenes in the Oval Office in his new book, Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years.

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Photo: Supplied / David Litt

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