About David Maraniss

David Maraniss ( born 1949) is an American journalist and author, currently serving as an associate editor for The Washington Post.

The Washington Post assigned Maraniss the job of biographer for their coverage of 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama.

In 2014, Maraniss was quoted in the "Mystery Document" segment of the educational YouTube video, "Crash Course: US History #44; George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War"