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Cody Keenan

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Keenan Eddy bio

 

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Cody Keenan on Writing a Great Speech

 

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#DCPurplePride Spotlight: Cody Keenan '02

 

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President Obama Congratulates Cody Keenan '02

 

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Cody Keenan on his digital masterclass

Cody Keenan is a speechwriter, and the former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. Keenan studied political science at Northwestern University. After graduation, he worked in the senate office of Ted Kennedy, before studying for a master's in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. After graduation, he took a full-time position on the Barack Obama presidential campaign in 2008. In 2009, he took on the position of Deputy Director of Speechwriting; after Jon Favreau left the White House in 2013, Keenan took over as Director of Speechwriting.