Meet the Speechwriter Behind Obama's Best Jokes
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At just 24 years old, David Litt became a speechwriter at the White House. Landing such a prestigious job when you've just barely graduated college is pretty impressive, but ironically, Litt never intended to work in politics.
"I was on a plane and we had just began our initial descent," Litt told Seeker's Laura Ling. "And I was channel-surfing on the free airplane cable and I saw this candidate who I had heard of but didn't know a lot about named Barack Obama. By the time that speech was over I was like, 'Never mind, whatever he is doing, I want to be part of that.'"
Litt wasn't just inspired by Obama, he was filled with hope in a way he'd never experienced before. He desperately wanted to be part of the change that this charismatic presidential candidate kept going on about. After moving to Washington D.C. in 2009, Litt began working for a private firm specializing in speech writing. Then in 2011, the job offer at the White House materialized.
"You have to realize how high the stakes are," said Litt. "We would write speeches knowing that there are people whose full-time job is to pick apart every single word the President says, and sometimes just to take things out of context, and that can be incredibly intimidating."
Litt left the White House in 2015. He’s currently working on a book about his experience, entitled “That Hopey, Changey Thing,” which will be published by Ecco Press in 2017. Litt now puts his comedy skills to good use as a head writer and producer for Funny or Die.
Executive Producer: Laura Ling
Producer: Paige Hansen
Cinematographers: Matthew Piniol, Spencer Snider
Editor: Jordan Dertinger
Obama : Had a pretty young, 24 y/o person writing his speeches.
Trump : Gets Jealous.
*Hires a 5 y/O to write his speeches.*
LOL That was clever.
😩😂😂
Jesus Christ, writing speeches for an actual President at age 24? Dude's got a lot going for him, props
He's a 🦄.
@Ali account why are you so upset?
Jesus Christ surely did not write any of Osamas speeches.
Franco Firewall Sorry. But the only person I would ever want vouching for me is... Jesus Christ. Not a president.
@@fredtalk5736 The comment says, "Jesus Christ, writing speeches for..." not "Jesus Christ writing speeches for..."
imagine telling your friends and family that you write Obamas speeches for a living? Bad ass
I would be embarassed to be writing some of the most garbage speeches for one of the most garbage men in history.
Saeed Vazirian okay, but this guy doesn't work for Trump
@Bubbles McGee childish
Hermann Schloffer von Graz come on man he ain’t hitler
@@saeedvazirian you are a moron. Obama tried his best with healthcare, made the unemployememt rate the lowest of any modern president, killed Osama bin laden, fixed the US economy and brought it out of a recession and fixed a lot of problems with the refugee crisis. Yet u compare him go the worst men in history like Hitler, Stalin, xi jinping... Etc. Disgraceful and idiotic.
People claiming this is proof that everything is a lie are such idiots. The speechwriter doesn't dictate any of the policies, themes or ideas within the speech. The speechwriter is not involved in any of those decisions. Speeches are designed to relay back information to the public, all the decisions have been thought through and decided by the president and his team, the spechwriter makes it sound engaging.
The right wing morons will clutch at any reason they can to declare someone on the other side has been discredited. It's the other side of the coin of taking everything the president says as good, even if you have to do gold medal worthy mental gymnastics to explain how he was really just being sarcastic.
Oh my god who the hell cares
That 90's Guy haha you do apparently
@@gcg8187 well you care enough to leave a reply
Bernie doesn't use speechwriters because hes genuine
“So how did you get to become a speechwriter?”
“I saw him make a speech on tv”
????
Yeah, I also thought there is some part of the story missing.
It's called nepotism
Lobbying
Probably daddy knows someone. Must have serious connections and skill
His dad knows someone.
And who's Trump's speechwriter? A five year old?
Caius Marius 5? Don't disparage them PLEASE!
Caius Marius Alex Jones
Caius Marius that would be his wife's 🙊
Caius Marius yup
Caius Marius He must be a child prodigy since his speeches won him the election.
Well this will be a great thing to put on his resume
Drake needs to hire this guy lol
lol brah
Tony Escopeta boy u crazy 😂
Yuvraj Singh You must need much more to write a correct sentence.
@@ficokr1673 sick burn dude
He was basically the president
I red 'Joke writer' accidently. Honestly that's why i clicked on it
it does say joke writer in the thumbnail
*read
It’s not a joke writer?
the video says more on writing speeches than writing jokes
Comedy fans always think that when they see "writer" ..same. 😉👌
Trumps writer: yes my fingers are very nice very nice. They're the nicest in the world. Nobody knew this only i did. They're some very nice fingers. Probably the best fingers in the world. They got nice length. Very nice fingers.
I can’t imagine how disappointed trumps speech writers are when he can’t remember them and just spouts shit lol
😂😂😂 Check the Videos "America first Netherlands second" and of all the other countries who Took over the idea 😉 the same argumentational Strategy!
It's like they're trying to make the word count 😂
Omg. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
Tremendous fingers
every time i see a glimpse of Obama, i start tearing up. i miss him so much!!
Why though? He screwed up our economy and screwed up national deals with America
ThunderHawk In 1945, there were 41 people working for every American receiving Social Security benefits. By 2030, there will be two workers for every American receiving Social Security and Medicare benefits. If any issue needs a president to “bend the arc of history,” it is this one. But Obama, like Bush and Bill Clinton before him, not only gave up on entitlement reform after grasping the political pain involved in such changes, he basically stopped talking about this gigantic problem. On foreign policy, Obama inherited an awful mess and then - heeding the wishes of most Americans - began to disentangle our nation from its painful wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was wise to end the U.S. isolation of Cuba. But Obama’s initial failure to assess the threat posed by the Islamic State remains baffling and hints at naivete about jihadism’s powerful appeal. And in Syria, to the disappointment of many U.S. allies, America’s hands-off approach to the civil war helped trigger a massive refugee crisis with such far-reaching fallout that it appears to be remaking European politics. It is not just self-serving for Obama to insist that his options were either a full-on ground war against the Assad regime or occasional airstrikes. It is wrong.
Meanwhile, China has continued to expand its presence in the South Chinese Sea and to cultivate better ties with neighboring countries without a meaningful U.S. response. It was once inconceivable that such traditional U.S. allies as South Korea might choose to partner with China. No more.
Given all this and Russia’s growing cyber threat, it is impossible to look at where America stood in the world on Jan. 20, 2009, and where it stands now and conclude our nation is a safer place. The Obama administration has been the least transparent and the most antagonistic toward the media since the Nixon administration. A 2013 report by the Committee to Protect Journalists documents case after case of whistleblowers being punished and public documents being kept from the public. So much for Obama’s promise to lead “the most transparent administration in history.”
Not too mention how Obama lied about being born in Hawaii, he even later admitted he was born in Kenya not once but twice
And I don’t even want to get started on Obamagate, which is one of the most criminal things done in American history
@@ch-17vevo55 do some research imbecile dumbass.
lmfao so we're replying to my comment from 2 years ago... i see how it is lmfao
ThunderHawk I’m the one who needs to do research? Lol, dude what Obama did is pretty well known, even the Washington Post confirmed some suspicions and admitted that Obama should definitely not be praised in any way because of what he did
Hilarious: How did you get this position at 24 years old? I watched a speech of Obama. WTF? That answers... Not the question you were asked.
I know right, I was wondering as well. At least tell us his qualification or what he studied before that or something.
Hi Intelligent Commitment! Sorry for the confusion - we had also included in the description a few more details about David's path to the White House. "After moving to Washington D.C. in 2009, Litt began working for a private firm specializing in speech writing. Then in 2011, the job offer at the White House materialized." We can't fit everything into our short videos, but happy to answer questions our audience has! Thanks so much for watching! - Seeker Stories
Seeker Stories Brilliant!
Like everything with the CRIMINAL Obama administration, it's corruption.
Ronald Nixon .... you are sooooo stupid. your father
That Islam reference was hilariously stupendous.
This video is beautiful and moving. Speechwriting is a fascinating career.
Super humble guy. Goes to show you don’t have to be what is considered typically successful to do something remarkable.
3:36 wtf was that??
Bongkrek Acid good question
i think it was a joke from one of the white house correspondents dinners. Cant recall the year though =(
Bongkrek Acid im scarred for life
It was a joke graphic at the time that right wingers were losing their minds because Michelle started wearing bangs. Just like they flipped out completely when she wore a sleeveless dress. But Mrs. Trump posing nude with another woman... that's fine. Not a peep.
lmfaooooo
That praying five times a day joke really made me laugh out loud! 😄
Me too.
Fun facts: you didn't search for this
Fun facts: you didn’t search for this
No, it was thought out for me. F@$king scary.
You did?
Yeah
Bruh! It was recommended to me!
3:36 what
I saw this comment just as it came up like WTF
hahahaha
is this job under trump open ? where can I apply ?
I can write about making a huge wall and making China pay for it .
Can we call it the great wall of america made by china?
sam82154
You can't do that. Walls are not grabbable.
It sounds good to start with, but eventually he's going to rip you apart on camera to prove that he's authentic.
Alexis Pablo
Ugh. Southern republicans have such awful phrases. I don't even know what you're calling me!
Hey man I don't know if you notice....but I think that was sarcasm....
amazing person! so young, I feel hugely inspired and a little bit jealous xD. Great story!
Well he was in a plane, and thought it was cool, but how did they pick him with the qualifications and experience he had in the early 20s? Certainly we missed an important part of his progress in this interview: the actual recruitment phase.
Trumps speech writer must be really good at jokes then. Walls, China, Rigged Election. Those are good jokes!
funny
+Crusty_Shart You SERIOUSLY wanna talk making accusations of rigged elections when Hillary was the one who couldn't let the election go?
Trump is joke
The Cat Who Saw You Naked what does she have to do with anything
The Cat Who Saw You Naked Damn you just dumb, hope you are happy with your beautiful and human rights violating country
“...When I walk into a room, that doesn’t happen” 😢 I feel you, man. I feel you
awesome interviewer. It is hard to find someone who will ask just the right questions.
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When I grow up, I’d love to be a speechwriter for a president, or someone of a high status. My parents say that they’d love for me to be a writer at some point. So, I’ve put my real dream of becoming a cartoonist on the back burner in order to learn more about speechwriting.
fact of the day, this guy didn't actually write most of obama's jokes, he wrote the ones in 2008
Want to hear more about David Litt's experience in the Obama White House? Watch on IVYtv: tv.ivy.com/former-obama-speechwriter-david-litt-write-great-speech/?
A job so anonymous that your name doesn’t make it to the title of a video about you #introvertgoals
President Obama ❤️ is the epitome of expressive speech, passion, and great belief in humanity! This guy shares in the possibility of it as well, at the age of 24 yrs!
Obama's 'Yes We Can' speech in Chicago, Illinois when we won the Presidency is quite possibly the greatest speech written in my lifetime, maybe since 'I Have A Dream'. It captured a nation and instilled hope where there seemed to be none. Also the way Obama delivered it was impassionate and heartfelt. I'll never forget it.
Can we vote for this black dude again?
if you vote for hillary she will elect him into supreme court...so in a way/..yes!
no
This black dude? seriously? He was a fucking president, what are you?
@@sashmagosh :(
Don't refer to someone by their skin colour
Such a lovely, eloquent, brilliant and modest person. Bravo to him
Everyone vote Obama in for a third term
We must move forward with Clinton #ImWithHer
ApexPulsar she's fucking sick watch the videos on her fuck hillbilly Clinton and tronald dump #thirdyearobama
Forward?
+Levi Howell No thanks, I don't want terrorists in my city.
If only we could.
Wow-this is pretty cool....I’ve always wanted to know how a President gets behind the scene writers to help express a idea of policies that are potential solutions to resolve problems within our communities. It’s awesome that have a writing team to help the President to publicly speak to the public in the most effective way possible so the public would believe the ideas will work.
Just turned 25.
Good on David Litt. Feeling motivated.
For someone who writes jokes, he's down right serious! 👍
This is actaully Drakes ghost writer.
And this was how he met his mother
It's amazing to see how people close to the great man speak about him with their heart too, no only with rational thoughts
I miss him!😥
“Where you’re absolutely sure you can change the world and pretty sure you can do it tomorrow.”
I've been watching Ms. Ling since I was in high school. Love her pieces!!
I definitely needed more information on how he actually landed the job
Every president has a speech writer.. but this man... this man also has a joke writer that’s why he’s awesome 😎
What an honor to work for the greatest nigga of all time.
I've met Obama's speech writer. But it was another guy.
EchoVids2u most President's have more than one speech writer plus he said he left after 2008ish
24 and he was writing for the president, meanwhile i have to Google word's meaning just to make sure im using them right in a text. And I'm 25.
The intelligent leader had a great speech writer; the no-so-bright one has a speech impediment.
I need one of these
I kept thinking of Sam Seaborn explaining how the SoTU is written and how high the stakes are in the West Wing episode 500,000 airplanes.
Your speech hard for anyone else to beat.
So that's the guy who wrote the Affordable Care Act...
This guy is 32 years old?! His hairline appears to be receding, yet he doesn't look old enough to grow facial hair.
Some people don't grow body hair until they are 20-25...
Crispy Bacon or maybe he shaves..?
Crispy Bacon angles and lighting. you can see how old he looks
obama=stand for change= i see lots of people now standing at local stores begging for handouts, with cardboard signs. this is what obama will be remembered for.
This is so irrelevant but I love seeing ergonomic keyboard. Anyone type with normal keyboards, 🙄 not good for their fingers and wrists.
1:07 as you can see BOI
I'm not american.. but that iowa speech from 2008 was epic!
Wow - he has A LOT going for him at his age. Congratulations 🎉
Wow this guy is talented, Myself and China always looked at Obama as the Joke!! Mic drop!!
now his job is replaced by twitter! #Trump
clicking this video I thought it was one of those comedy sketches.
America. Get a re-up on Obama. Seriously.
3:36 caught me off guard
Who wrote the kill orders for him?
"Writers Tears" a great scotch!
A great behind the scenes video.
Real words come from your own heart!
You going to love Andrew Yang the money man, Laywer, love Children and Seniors. He speaks with no paper or notes in front of him, no props just nothing. Very impressive.
Loved the interviewer 💛
Brilliant young man!
He is not "the most powerful person on the planet" but good try
You don't get it. Obama is a puppet president, he is not in control of ANYTHING. He is definitely not the 'leader' of anything. He is a public relations officer for the Wall Street bankers he's subservient to, was given the position because he's a smooth talker and can sell bullshit to people and sound convincing.
People are easily fooled by any smooth talker in a suit and well practised smile because they just don't think or question, and that's what they get; a professional con-artist who has done NOTHING to make America a better place. He was given the Nobel peace prize after about 5 minutes of becoming president - for doing NOTHING where every other nominee in the history of it has a proven track record of decades of service to peace. What does that tell you?.. Everything about him is like a product people have bought, like the latest iPhone.
Benzie Smith ***** this guy Simon Vance just proved my point so sit down and shut up
***** i can do what i want
***** the same Forbes that has extreme us bias? the same Forbes that said Hillary would win? they seem to have very accurate information.
***** but who won? and by a lot.
When an idea meets the marker every little components magnetically pulls together
referring to the US president as the most powerful man in the world makes me cringe
heyits- alex but he is...?
Gabriel Baker first of all, it's subjective, secondly what about the emperor of China or putin?
heyits- alex You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. China has a president, and Russia is on the verge of financial ruin thanks to the reduced cost of oil recently. The USA has the world's largest economy, and we spend more on our military than the next seven top spending countries combined. Not to mention our key roles in NATO and the United Nations. Best economy + best military = most powerful country. And since President Obama is in charge of the world's most powerful country, he's the world's most powerful man.
heyits- alex China has not had a ruling emperor in over 100 years. Russia's primary source of power is their nuclear weapons, as a majority of their army hasn't been modernized since the Soviet Era.
Gabriel Baker you think Obama is in charge
It would make sense to have a speech writer to make sure your thoughts are organized and your words are responsible. This numbnut we have in office now goes off the cuff. You can tell when someone writes for him...it actually makes sense.
So no one thinks it weird that politicians hire people to write their speeches?!
***** You have a point, but I think if speech writers were excluded, we'll get to see the true reflection of politicians, before we give them our votes.
Moron
Lincoln had a speech writer...
Speechwriters come up with the bulk of what should be said, but Presidents like Obama, makes changes and adds things to make it his own. It's a collaborative effort although, the speechwriter does most of the work because the President has more important things to focus on. Although, Obama has been known to be the main author of a few of his speeches
All presidents have speech writers. They are running the country and dealing with the world at large - they don't have time to write all the speeches they give. However, when it comes to Obama his real speech writer, Jon Favreau (not sure of the spelling and it's not the actor - he's a young guy) he talks more about the process and how much Obama contributes to his speeches, etc. Obama didn't want a speech writer at first, but once the realization of how much there is to do as president, a little help is well, helpful. You should check out some of the videos with the other speech writer, it's interesting even if you're not an Obama fan.
Waao man that was some quality stuff right there.
war criminal
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Amazing!
Honestly the best president, maybe in American history, but certainly out of the last several presidents.
I just want to be his friend.. What a nice and genuin person!
It’s crazy that he aged with the presidency too THE PRESSURE WAS DEFINITELY ON AND IT TOOK A TEAM TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT
He really was in a very powerful position
"yo is David ok" "David LITT"
President Obama & Motorola Razr. Man can we just go back to 2008? 😅
anyone else thought this was an Onion video at first?
Martin Shkreli is his evil twin brother!! :D
Will Frank there you go.
Good questions by interviewer!👍
I LOVE Obamas speeches! Cool to see this vid
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Obama should’ve went with Kat Williams - an African American telling jokes without cursing just ain’t right 🤣
He had a Josh Lyman moment. Wow.
Why does he look so much like Danny Gonzalez?
This guy is Litt! Okay I’ll make my way out now
This is great and the guy is inspiring. However, there is more to it and the head speech writer for Obama for the better part of 5 years was Jon Favreau (not the actor.) Now, this guy has an impressive story, but Jon Favreau does not disappoint when it comes to being in the right place at the right time and knowing what to do with the opportunity. Anyone that can work their way into a position that works that close to the president (any president) probably has a good story to tell.
Imagine how well we’d be doing if he were in office now. I don’t know of any laws preventing Biden from making him Vice President
now i feel inspired to write my thesis. damn
are we not gonna talk about obama with bangs
This guy is smart and good at his work