He joined Senator John Kerry 's 2004 presidential campaign soon after graduation from the College of the Holy Cross . 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 . Following Kerry 's defeat , Favreau became dispirited with politics , and was uncertain if he would do such work again . Favreau first met Obama ( then an Illinois State Senator running for the U.S. Senate ) , while still working for Kerry , backstage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention as Obama was rehearsing his keynote address . Favreau , then 23 years old , interrupted Obama 's rehearsal , advising the soon-to-be-elected Senator that a rewrite was needed to avoid an overlap with Kerry 's address
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
Jon Favreau (speechwriter)