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Favreau was hired as Obama's speechwriter shortly after Obama's election to the United States Senate. Obama and Favreau grew close, and Obama referred to him as his "mind reader". He went on the campaign trail with Obama during his successful presidential election campaign.
Favreau was the chief writer of Obama's inauguration speech, resulting in TIME magazine naming him one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World'.
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- OxfordUnion
Mar 7, 2013 · The man who has held perhaps the most prominent speechwriting job of the new millennium is Jon Favreau, a 31-year-old from Massachusetts who was President Obama's chief...
The Eisenhower Institute's Fielding Center hosted Jon Favreau, head speechwriter for Barack Obama from 2005-2013. Since leaving the White House, Favreau has ...
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- Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College
Oct 28, 2021 · Jon Favreau recalls first meeting Barack Obama at the 2004 DNC while working as a deputy speechwriter for John Kerry and says Obama’s speech that night was a...
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Jan 12, 2016 · Jon Favreau, Speechwriter. “For the first time, Obama sees it and he’s like, ‘I actually don’t have that many edits’.” Published Jan 12, 2016. Favreau working on a speech with President Barack...
Aug 25, 2016 · GQ: You helped write President Obama’s 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech roasting Donald Trump, which some say goaded him into running for president.
