and those who tell us that we can’t we
will respond with that timeless creed
that sums up the spirit of a people yes
we can
he was the United States first black
president welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be learning more about the
life and accomplishments of Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama the second was born
August 4th 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii his
parents divorced in 1964 and following
that he moved around until finally
resettling in Hawaii at age 10 with his
grandparents eventually after a short
stint in Los Angeles Obama transferred
to Columbia University where he earned a
BA in political science in 1983 he
worked in New York’s business sector for
two years then moved to Chicago where he
spent three years as a community
organizer in low-income neighborhoods in
1988 he enrolled at Harvard Law School
after his first year he was chosen as
editor of the Harvard Law Review and the
next year he became its first black
president during the summer of 1989 he
met Michelle Robinson while interning at
a law firm eventually the two began
dating and finally in October 1992 they
married just prior to this Obama
graduated in 1991 and was offered a book
deal based on his experiences with
racial Affairs this became the 1995
memoir Dreams from My Father after
graduating Obama went to work at the
University of Chicago Law School where
he taught constitutional law until 2004
in 1992 he spearheaded illinois’ project
vote campaign to encourage African
American voter registration the next
year he joined a local law firm and
continued his community development
efforts in 1996 Obama was elected to the
Illinois State Senate where he received
bipartisan support while there he helped
and healthcare and cut taxes for working
families
he was reelected but lost a bid for the
US House of Representatives in 2000 in
2004 he was successfully elected to the
US Senate he worked with the Republican
Party to bring transparency to
government past lobbying reform and
destroy weapons of mass destruction
Obama further raised his profile by
addressing the 2004 Democratic National
Convention with a speech that was
watched by 9.1 million people I stand
here knowing that my story is part of
the larger American story that I owe a
debt to all of those who came before me
and that in no other country on earth is
my story even possible
in 2006 he released the best-selling
book The Audacity of Hope thoughts on
reclaiming the American Dream it wasn’t
long before Obama claimed his own
American dream in February 2007 he
announced his candidacy for the 2008
Democratic presidential nomination I
stand before you today to announce my
candidacy for President of the United
faith of America after a tight battle
with former First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton Obama took the nomination with
profound gratitude and great humility I
accept your nomination for presidency he
then went up against Republican Senator
John McCain to fight for the presidency
Obama ultimately won 365 electoral votes
and almost 53% of the popular vote on
November 4 2008 and on January 20th 2009
Barack Obama was inaugurated the 44th
President of the United States and the
country’s first African American leader
during his first hundred days as
President Obama overhauled foreign
policy and improved the United States
image around the world his
administration also dealt with the
ongoing recession by passing an economic
stimulus bill bailing out certain
industries and by setting new
regulations for others he enjoyed high
popularity early in his term in December
2009 he was controversially awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts
another move that received both
criticism and praise was the Obama
administration’s health care reform
which was finally passed in 2010 the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill came later
that year and Obama’s government was
criticized for their efforts in
addressing this catastrophic
environmental issue the midterm
elections followed soon after and saw
the Republicans gain 60 seats what
happened where did Barack Obama go wrong
to really get have this happened to him
during the midterm elections Obama’s
popularity was fading but despite this
in early 2011 he announced his decision
to run for a second term as president in
2012 his reputation soared once again
with the may 1st 2011 announcement that
US troops had finally killed Osama bin
Laden the man responsible for the 9/11
attacks in New York City I determined
that we had enough intelligence to take
action and authorized an operation to
get Osama bin Laden and bring him to
justice
despite his many successes Obama has
often been
the subject of scrutiny he has been
labeled an elitist and as too
inexperienced he was also accused of
lying about his birthplace however in
2011 he released his long-form birth
certificate to prove that he was in fact
born in Hawaii and not Africa aside from
the inevitable criticism Obama’s skills
as an order his charisma and ultimately
his beliefs helped him secure his place
in history and the White House thank you
god bless you and may God bless the
United States of America
will respond with that timeless creed
that sums up the spirit of a people yes
we can
he was the United States first black
president welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be learning more about the
life and accomplishments of Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama the second was born
August 4th 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii his
parents divorced in 1964 and following
that he moved around until finally
resettling in Hawaii at age 10 with his
grandparents eventually after a short
stint in Los Angeles Obama transferred
to Columbia University where he earned a
BA in political science in 1983 he
worked in New York’s business sector for
two years then moved to Chicago where he
spent three years as a community
organizer in low-income neighborhoods in
1988 he enrolled at Harvard Law School
after his first year he was chosen as
editor of the Harvard Law Review and the
next year he became its first black
president during the summer of 1989 he
met Michelle Robinson while interning at
a law firm eventually the two began
dating and finally in October 1992 they
married just prior to this Obama
graduated in 1991 and was offered a book
deal based on his experiences with
racial Affairs this became the 1995
memoir Dreams from My Father after
graduating Obama went to work at the
University of Chicago Law School where
he taught constitutional law until 2004
in 1992 he spearheaded illinois’ project
vote campaign to encourage African
American voter registration the next
year he joined a local law firm and
continued his community development
efforts in 1996 Obama was elected to the
Illinois State Senate where he received
bipartisan support while there he helped
and healthcare and cut taxes for working
families
he was reelected but lost a bid for the
US House of Representatives in 2000 in
2004 he was successfully elected to the
US Senate he worked with the Republican
Party to bring transparency to
government past lobbying reform and
destroy weapons of mass destruction
Obama further raised his profile by
addressing the 2004 Democratic National
Convention with a speech that was
watched by 9.1 million people I stand
here knowing that my story is part of
the larger American story that I owe a
debt to all of those who came before me
and that in no other country on earth is
my story even possible
in 2006 he released the best-selling
book The Audacity of Hope thoughts on
reclaiming the American Dream it wasn’t
long before Obama claimed his own
American dream in February 2007 he
announced his candidacy for the 2008
Democratic presidential nomination I
stand before you today to announce my
candidacy for President of the United
faith of America after a tight battle
with former First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton Obama took the nomination with
profound gratitude and great humility I
accept your nomination for presidency he
then went up against Republican Senator
John McCain to fight for the presidency
Obama ultimately won 365 electoral votes
and almost 53% of the popular vote on
November 4 2008 and on January 20th 2009
Barack Obama was inaugurated the 44th
President of the United States and the
country’s first African American leader
during his first hundred days as
President Obama overhauled foreign
policy and improved the United States
image around the world his
administration also dealt with the
ongoing recession by passing an economic
stimulus bill bailing out certain
industries and by setting new
regulations for others he enjoyed high
popularity early in his term in December
2009 he was controversially awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts
another move that received both
criticism and praise was the Obama
administration’s health care reform
which was finally passed in 2010 the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill came later
that year and Obama’s government was
criticized for their efforts in
addressing this catastrophic
environmental issue the midterm
elections followed soon after and saw
the Republicans gain 60 seats what
happened where did Barack Obama go wrong
to really get have this happened to him
during the midterm elections Obama’s
popularity was fading but despite this
in early 2011 he announced his decision
to run for a second term as president in
2012 his reputation soared once again
with the may 1st 2011 announcement that
US troops had finally killed Osama bin
Laden the man responsible for the 9/11
attacks in New York City I determined
that we had enough intelligence to take
action and authorized an operation to
get Osama bin Laden and bring him to
justice
despite his many successes Obama has
often been
the subject of scrutiny he has been
labeled an elitist and as too
inexperienced he was also accused of
lying about his birthplace however in
2011 he released his long-form birth
certificate to prove that he was in fact
born in Hawaii and not Africa aside from
the inevitable criticism Obama’s skills
as an order his charisma and ultimately
his beliefs helped him secure his place
in history and the White House thank you
god bless you and may God bless the
United States of America
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