1. Cody Keenan is an American political advisor and speechwriter who served as the director of speechwriting for President Barack Obama.
11 Facts About Cody Keenan
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Cody Keenan's parents were both advertising executives who lived in Lake View, Chicago, before moving to Evanston, Illinois, Wilmette, Illinois, and later Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, where Cody Keenan attended high school.
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Cody Keenan attended Northwestern University, where he majored in political science, graduating in 2002.
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Cody Keenan is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and recipient of its Significant Sig award.
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In 2007, Cody Keenan took a summer internship in speechwriting on Barack Obama's presidential campaign, working under Jon Favreau, before returning to the Kennedy School to complete the second year of his studies.
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Cody Keenan remained involved in the campaign during the year, flying to Iowa during the Christmas break to assist in preparation for the Iowa caucuses.
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Cody Keenan appeared in a visual gag for the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner, dressed as a pirate.
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In March 2013, Cody Keenan was promoted to White House director of speechwriting, with overall responsibility for all speechwriting.
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Mr Cody Keenan focuses far more on individual, hard-work stories as parables for what is difficult but still possible in America.
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In June 2015, Keenan gave a commencement address to the Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
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In June 2018, Cody Keenan delivered the convocation speech at his alma mater, Northwestern University.