Tag Archives: Favreau

Chicago Tribune on Favreau

The Chicago Tribune offers some insight into the Obama-Favreau speechwriting team, which emphasizes crafting speeches as stories. “You and I always tell a story pretty well,” the president reportedly told Favreau, and I think that’s a nice way to look at the process. Also, I nominate David Axelrod for head of the speechwriters’ union: “I’ve […]

The Future of Favreau

Eli Saslow’s Washington Post profile of Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter, 27 year-old Jon Favreau, lays the groundwork for Favreau’s DC media persona. Young? Check. Guitar hero, text messaging, Red Bull, rumpled and unshaven, mildly inappropriate partying. Successful? Check. Quick on his feet, trusted by the president-elect, associated with the best speeches of the last year. […]