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David Litt
Birth Date:17 September 1986
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Education:Dalton School
Alma Mater:Yale University (BA)
Occupation:Political speechwriter, author
Years Active:2011present

David Litt (born September 17, 1986) is an American political speechwriter and author of the comedic memoir Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years.[1] He is currently the head writer/producer for Funny or Die's office in Washington, D.C.[2]

Biography

Born to a Jewish family[3] in New York City where he attended the Dalton School, Litt attended Yale University, where he was a member of the Yale Ex!t Players and editor-in-chief of the Yale Record.[4] He first got involved in political speechwriting through an internship with West Wing Writers.[5] He entered the White House in 2011, at the age of 24, and for four years served as a senior presidential speechwriter first to Presidential Advisor Valerie Jarrett, White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley, and ultimately to President Barack Obama, including as the lead writer on four White House Correspondents' Association dinner presentations.[6] Litt has also written for The Onion and McSweeney's Internet Tendency.[7]

Litt married Jacqueline Kappler on August 4, 2018.[8]

Books

Litt's first book, Thanks, Obama, was a New York Times Best Seller[9] and was named one of the best books of 2017 by Esquire magazine.[10] His second, Democracy in One Book or Less, was released in June 2020.[11]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thanks, Obama - David Litt - Hardcover. David. Litt. HarperCollins US. October 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: Funny or Die Hires President Obama's Former Speechwriter David Litt. Ted. Johnson. February 24, 2016. Variety. October 25, 2017.
  3. https://vimeo.com/18634024 David Litt tells true story as part of My So Called Jewish Life
  4. Web site: Former Obama speechwriter: This is the one question you have to ask to be an effective communicator. Catherine. Clifford. June 26, 2017. Cnbc.com. October 25, 2017.
  5. Web site: West Wing Writers: Speechwriting to Strategy. www.westwingwriters.com. February 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: Deb. Sopan. Sopan Deb. September 1, 2017. David Litt, an Obama Speechwriter Who Wants No Credit. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901142545/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/books/david-litt-speechwriter-thanks-obama-my-hopey-changey-white-house-years.html . September 1, 2017 . October 25, 2017. The New York Times.
  7. Web site: Obama Speechwriter David Litt Joins Funny Or Die Washington Office. Lisa . de Moraes. February 24, 2016. Deadline. October 25, 2017.
  8. News: Jacqueline Kappler, David Litt. The New York Times. August 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: New York Times: Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers. October 15, 2017. newyorktimes.com. June 1, 2020.
  10. Web site: Esquire Magazine: 50 Best Books of 2017. December 14, 2017. esquire.com. June 1, 2020.
  11. Web site: Democracy in One Book or Less - David Litt - Hardcover. David. Litt. HarperCollins US. June 9, 2020.
  12. News: Thanks, Obama . Katy . Waldman . . September 2017 . September 30, 2017.

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