Speeches, Man

Former President Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau remembers when he knew he was helping.

New York Magazine has an oral history-style interview with longtime Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, about how he caught on with then-Senator Obama, who initially didnโ€™t want a speechwriter at all.

Favreau knew he was doing some good โ€œthe first time I saw him after we won Iowa, he came out of his hotel room after editing that speech, and he just looked at me and he goes, โ€˜Speeches, man.โ€™ And he gave me a big hug and I was like, All right.โ€

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