Barack Obama






Barack Obama

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born
August 04, 1961

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Honolulu, Hawaii, The United States

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Politics


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Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He is the first African-American President to be elected President of the United States, and was the first to be nominated for President by a major U.S. political party. He was the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois from 2005 until he resigned on November 16, 2008, following his election to the Presidency.

Barack Obama is the son of Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham. He graduated from Columbia University in 1983, and moved to Chicago in 1985 to work for a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods plagued with crime and high unemployment. In 1991, Obama graduated from Harvard Law School where he was the first African American pre...more




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avg rating: 3.88 | 26,575 ratings | 6,039 reviews | 66 distinct works | 110 fans
Dreams from My Father Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama
avg rating 3.93 — 12,175 ratings — published 1995
33 editions
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts... The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama
avg rating 3.82 — 11,917 ratings — published 2006
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Change We Can Believe In: Bara... Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
by Barack Obama
avg rating 3.66 — 196 ratings — published 2008
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The Inaugural Address, 2009: T... The Inaugural Address, 2009: Together with Abraham Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Addresses and The Gettysburg Address and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.43 — 21 ratings — published 2009
20 editions
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President-Elect Barack Obama's... President-Elect Barack Obama's Victory Speech
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.76 — 17 ratings — published 2008
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INSPIRE A NATION: Barack Obama... INSPIRE A NATION: Barack Obama's Electrifying Speeches Of the 2008 Democratic Primary
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #1 - McCai... PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE #1 - McCain v. Obama - FULL UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT - Uni of Mississippi - Sep 26 2008
by Barack Obama, John McCain
avg rating 4.20 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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The Essential Barack Obama: Th... The Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning Recordings
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.62 — 8 ratings — published 2008
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Barack Obama: What He Believes... Barack Obama: What He Believes In - From His Own Works
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.71 — 7 ratings — published 2008
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In His Own Words: BARACK OBAMA... In His Own Words: BARACK OBAMA - THE AMERICAN PROMISE: 500+ pages. The Speeches 2007 + 2008
by Barack Obama
avg rating 4.83 — 6 ratings — published 2008
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Defining Moment
 
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"Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. "
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"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope."
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