Personal life
Latimer married Anna (née Sproul) in 2012. Sproul is a literary agent and graduate of Columbia University and the University of Oxford. [5] [16]
Matt Latimer | |
|---|---|
| White House Deputy Director of Speechwriting | |
| In office March 20, 2007 –October 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Leader | William McGurn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew N. Latimer Flint,Michigan,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA,JD) Columbia University (MA) |
Matthew N. Latimer is an American attorney,businessman,and former political speechwriter. Latimer is a founding partner of Javelin,a literary and creative agency located in Alexandria,Virginia that offers representation,digital,and public relations services. [1] [2] He also served in a variety of appointments during George W. Bush Administration.
Latimer was born and raised in Flint,Michigan. [3] [4] His parents were both educators. [5] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan,Master of Arts from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. [6]
Latimer began his career as a Special Assistant to Senator Spencer Abraham,(R-MI). During his serving working Abraham's office,Latimer was a coworker of Ann Coulter. He then served as Press Secretary to U.S. Rep Nick Smith (R-MI) before moving on to become a spokesman for Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) from 2001 to 2004. He then became a speechwriter for Donald Rumsfeld at the Department of Defense. [6] [7] [8]
In 2006,Latimer was identified by the Washington Post as "director of the Pentagon writers group" and as the principal author of a 2006 Department of Defense document entitled "Ten facts about Guantanamo". [9] [10]
On March 20,2007,President George W. Bush announced the appointment of Latimer as Special Assistant to the President for Speechwriting. [11] Latimer resigned in October 2008. [12]
In September 2009, GQ magazine's October edition published lengthy excerpts from Latimer's book about his time as Bush's speechwriter,Speech-Less:Tales of a White House Survivor. Titled "Me Talk Presidential One Day",the article recounts Latimer's befuddlement at what he saw as incompetent and uninformed decision-making during the economic crisis of 2008 on the part of Bush and Bush's staff,particularly Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson. [8] The book cites Latimer's interpretations of Bush's remarks and comments made to his staff about political figures such as Nancy Pelosi,Hillary Clinton,John McCain,Barack Obama,Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. [8] [13]
In a September 22,2009 Wall Street Journal op-ed titled "When Speechwriters Kiss and Tell," Latimer's former White House boss,William McGurn,questions Latimer's motives and challenges many of the claims made in the book. [14]
After leaving the Bush Administration,Latimer has worked as a literary agent and co-founded Javelin,a literary and creative agency. Latimer worked as the agent for the anonymous author of a Trump administration insider's exposé, A Warning ,released in November 2019. [15]
Latimer married Anna (née Sproul) in 2012. Sproul is a literary agent and graduate of Columbia University and the University of Oxford. [5] [16]
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