itts new book, "thanks, obama," my hopey, changey white house areas. barack obama's eight years in the white house were defined by young people. in 2011, david litt became one of youngest white house speech writers in history. until leaving the white house in 2016 he wrote on topics from health care to climbed change to criminal justice reform and took the lead as president obama's go-to comedy writer. now in this refreshingly honest memoir, mr. litt brings us inside obama world, 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. michael key caught the book terrific. part first-hand story about being inspired bay cultural icon, part how to manual for getting involved in politics and making change.