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He described this theory to Obama as, "A speech can broaden the circle of people who care about this stuff.How do you say to the average person that's been hurting: 'I hear you, I'm there?His team interviewed historians and speechwriters, studied periods of crisis, and listened to past inaugural orations.When ready, he took up residence in a Starbucks in Washington and wrote the first draft." In regard to his post-political future, he said, "Maybe I'll write a screenplay, or maybe a fiction book based loosely on what all of this was like.Dana Scholar; memberships in the Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha, the College Honors Program, the Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, and was awarded a Harry S. While working for the Kerry campaign, his job was to assemble audio clips of talk radio programs for the Kerry camp to review for the next day.When the Kerry campaign began to falter at one point, they found themselves without a speechwriter, and Favreau was promoted to the role of deputy speechwriter.

Favreau was planning to hire more speechwriters to assist him, but conceded he was unsure of how to manage them.

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.

' Even though you've been so disappointed and cynical about politics in the past, and with good reason, we can move in the right direction.

Just give me a chance." His leadership style among the other Obama speechwriters was very informal.

In 2002, he became head of an initiative to help unemployed individuals improve their résumés and interview skills.