Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the President of the United States and a former junior United States Senator from Illinois. Obama is the first African American to be elected President of the United States. He is a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003, won a primary victory in March 2004, was elected to the Senate in November 2004 and to the presidency in November 2008. Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004.
Buildings occupied: Jan 2009 - White House;
Awards Won: 2006 - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album - Dreams from My Father; 2009 - Nobel Peace Prize - "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"; 2008 - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album - The Audacity of Hope;
Appears in ranked lists: Time 100 - 20 - 2009 - Leaders & Revolutionaries;
Works written: The Audacity of Hope Dreams from My Father Barack Obama in His Own Words Change We Can Believe In audacia de la esperanza La audacia de la esperanza more perfect union Of Thee I Sing
Appears In Books: The River of Winged Dreams
Works Written About This Topic: Dreams from My Father Obama - The Postmodern Coup Barack H. Obama: The Unauthorized Biography A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate; Game Change Barack Obama Extends Historical Legacy "Astride the Promise of Change" 10 Great Moments in African-American History 2009 Obama, the Tea Party, and the Art of Political Persuasions Part 2
Location: Washington, D.C.
Produces: U.S. Senator Barack Obama Podcast
Employees and other personnel: Adam Frankel; Ben Rhodes;
Celebrity friends: Oprah Winfrey; Barbra Streisand; Charlize Theron; Steven Spielberg; Sheryl Crow; Ben Affleck; Chris Rock; Warren Buffett; Scarlett Johansson; David Mcilwraith;
Sexual orientation: Heterosexuality;
Speeches or presentations: Speech - Barack Obama election victory speech, 2008 - Nov 5, 2008; Speech - Barack Obama Speech to the Muslim World: A New Beginning;
Representations In Fiction: Matt Santos Barack Obama
Film performances: ; Swing State; By the People: The Election of Barack Obama; Becoming Barack: Evolution of a Leader; Senator Obama Goes to Africa; This Is Our Moment: Election Night 2008; Barack Obama: The Power of Change; Hype: The Obama Effect; Labor Day; President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey;
Films On This Subject: Obama Anak Menteng
Films appeared in: Motherland - Him/Herself; America Betrayed; Biography: Barack Obama: Inaugural Edition; A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama; Swing State; The Official Inaugural Celebration; By the People: The Election of Barack Obama; Electile Dysfunction; President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey; Barack Obama: People's President;
Appointees: Rob Nabors - Deputy Director, United States Office of Management and Budget - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Robert Gibbs - White House Press Secretary - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Lawrence Summers - Councillor - Head of National Economic Council - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Christina Tchen - White House Director of Public Liaison - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; Phil Schiliro - Assistant to the President, Legislative Affairs - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; Ron Kirk - United States Trade Representative - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; David Axelrod - Senior Advisor to the President of the United States - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; James L. Jones - National Security Advisor - Jan 20, 2009; Eric Shinseki - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs - United States Cabinet - Jan 21, 2009; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Jan 20, 2009;
Election campaigns: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 Barack Obama 2004 US Senate Campaign Barack Obama 1996 Illinois Senate Campaign Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
Government Positions Held: Illinois State Senator - Illinois Senate - Illinois - Jan 8, 1997 - Nov 4, 2004; United States Senator - United States Senate - United States of America - 109th United States Congress/110th United States Congress - Illinois - Jan 4, 2005 - Nov 16, 2008; President - President of the United States - United States of America - Jan 20, 2009;
Legislative committees served on: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - 110th United States Congress; United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - 110th United States Congress;
Party: Democratic Party;
President number: 44;
Vice president: Joe Biden
Influenced: Craig McKenzie
Influenced By: Saul Alinsky Nipsey Russell
Quotations About This Subject: You know, I’ve always wanted to ask one of these guys a question and really corner them and get them to answer a question for once instead of tap dancing around it. And unfortunately I asked the question, but I still got a tap dance. Almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.; “You are neither Christ nor King nor Lincoln. But what you are is willing, capable, and sincere, there upon a bough of hope and audacity as branded by history as any have ever been.” --from poem There Upon a Bough of Hope & Audacity; “The power of this poet-likely-to-become president first won the world’s attention at the Democratic Convention in 2004. Even that event could have been described as “improbable” but it stands now as a fact of recorded history. Between that history-making speech and Presidential Candidate Obama’s bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, two things become clear about the power of eloquence. It is not simply melodious syllables or beautiful fury disguised as poetic art. In the hands and heart of a sincere individual seeking to serve the common good, it can represent truth, vision, and clarity empowered by strength, destiny, and intelligence.” --from The Rise of the Poet Most Likely to Become President ; “What we do today does not always secure reasonable hope for tomorrow. Only this time––with the fact of Barack Obama’s presidential nomination––our country had overcome the odds in a profoundly miraculous way. Like millions––literally, millions––of others, I was privileged to bear witness to a gift of history more than 200 years in the making: it was and it is a moment worthy of joy’s sweet and bitter tears. ” from blog Why I Cried When Barack Obama Received the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States; “With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America is not a leader whose way is that of violent public outbursts. It appears to be more that of a warrior-philosopher who practices the art of political persuasion by authoring acclaimed books, delivering well-crafted speeches, assembling unified coalitions, passing historic legislation, signing well-aimed executive orders, and cultivating a poised but accessible demeanor.”; "President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader...";
Track Contributions: vocal - Now Is the Time (Vote '08 remix);
Member of: Congressional Black Caucus - 2005 - 2008;
Appointment made: U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator - Eric Goosby - Apr 29, 2009; Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs - Judith A. McHale - Apr 20, 2009; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs - Johnnie Carson - Mar 3, 2009; United States Secretary of State - Hillary Rodham Clinton - Jan 20, 2009; Deputy Secretary - James Steinberg - Jan 20, 2009; Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources - Jacob Lew - Jan 20, 2009; Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security - Ellen Tauscher - May 6, 2009; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs - Maria Otero - Jun 9, 2009; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs - Philip Gordon - Mar 11, 2009; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues - Melanne Verveer - Mar 11, 2009;
Children: Natasha Obama Malia Ann Obama
Date of birth: Aug 4, 1961 7:24pm;
Education: Harvard Law School - 1988 - 1991 - Juris Doctor; Columbia University - 1983 - Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - International relations; Occidental College; Punahou School - 1979; Harvard University;
Employment history: University of Chicago - 1993 - 2004; Miner, Barnhill & Galland - Associate Attorney - 1993 - 1996; Sidley Austin - Associate Attorney - 1988 - 1988; Business International Corporation - 1983 - 1984;
Ethnicity: Kenyan American English American Irish American Multiracial American
Gender: Male
Height: 1.854 m;
Country of nationality: United States of America
Parents: Barack Obama Sr. Ann Dunham
Place of birth: Honolulu
Places lived: Chicago; Honolulu; Jakarta; New York City; Washington, D.C.; White House;
Profession: Politician Lawyer Attorney at law Writer Professor Author
Quotations: Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.; There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.; I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.; If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.; My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.; Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.; My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.; Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.; Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.;
Siblings: Maya Soetoro-Ng;
Spouse (or domestic partner): Michelle Obama - Oct 18, 1992 - Marriage;
Weight: 80 kg;
TV episode performances: July 23, 2007; Barack Obama, Sabrina Bryan, Mark Ballas; Show #2279; Presidential Politics; Barack Obama, Wilco; Sen. Barack Obama, Orny Adams, Keith Urban; March 14, 2008; Barack Obama; Senator Barack Obama; Sen. Barack Obama;
Appeared In TV Episodes: About Last Night... - Uncredited;
Artwork on the Subject: White House Situation Room during Operation Neptune's Spear Hope Vote Change Barack Obama "Hope" poster Bright Skylark Literary Productions
Related Web Pages: Whitehouse.gov New York Times NNDB Congressional Biography Twitter Page Open Library MySpace Page Daylife Topic Page TVRage Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Facebook Page Barack Obama Videos Virtual International Authority File MusicBrainz IMDb profile Netflix ffauthors Google+ Ranker Lists Official campaign website http://obama.senate.gov/ http://www.change.gov/ Obama Family Tree Obama, the Tea Party, and the Art of Political Persuasions Part 1 What Death of Osama Bin Laden Indicates About Barack Obama's Leadership President Barack Obama and the Message Beyond the Photograph 10 Top Blogs on Barack Obama
Awards Won: 2006 - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album - Dreams from My Father; 2009 - Nobel Peace Prize - "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"; 2008 - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album - The Audacity of Hope;
Appears in ranked lists: Time 100 - 20 - 2009 - Leaders & Revolutionaries;
Works written: The Audacity of Hope Dreams from My Father Barack Obama in His Own Words Change We Can Believe In audacia de la esperanza La audacia de la esperanza more perfect union Of Thee I Sing
Appears In Books: The River of Winged Dreams
Works Written About This Topic: Dreams from My Father Obama - The Postmodern Coup Barack H. Obama: The Unauthorized Biography A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate; Game Change Barack Obama Extends Historical Legacy "Astride the Promise of Change" 10 Great Moments in African-American History 2009 Obama, the Tea Party, and the Art of Political Persuasions Part 2
Location: Washington, D.C.
Produces: U.S. Senator Barack Obama Podcast
Employees and other personnel: Adam Frankel; Ben Rhodes;
Celebrity friends: Oprah Winfrey; Barbra Streisand; Charlize Theron; Steven Spielberg; Sheryl Crow; Ben Affleck; Chris Rock; Warren Buffett; Scarlett Johansson; David Mcilwraith;
Sexual orientation: Heterosexuality;
Speeches or presentations: Speech - Barack Obama election victory speech, 2008 - Nov 5, 2008; Speech - Barack Obama Speech to the Muslim World: A New Beginning;
Representations In Fiction: Matt Santos Barack Obama
Film performances: ; Swing State; By the People: The Election of Barack Obama; Becoming Barack: Evolution of a Leader; Senator Obama Goes to Africa; This Is Our Moment: Election Night 2008; Barack Obama: The Power of Change; Hype: The Obama Effect; Labor Day; President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey;
Films On This Subject: Obama Anak Menteng
Films appeared in: Motherland - Him/Herself; America Betrayed; Biography: Barack Obama: Inaugural Edition; A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama; Swing State; The Official Inaugural Celebration; By the People: The Election of Barack Obama; Electile Dysfunction; President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey; Barack Obama: People's President;
Appointees: Rob Nabors - Deputy Director, United States Office of Management and Budget - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Robert Gibbs - White House Press Secretary - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Lawrence Summers - Councillor - Head of National Economic Council - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 2009; Christina Tchen - White House Director of Public Liaison - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; Phil Schiliro - Assistant to the President, Legislative Affairs - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; Ron Kirk - United States Trade Representative - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; David Axelrod - Senior Advisor to the President of the United States - Executive Office of the President of the United States - Jan 20, 2009; James L. Jones - National Security Advisor - Jan 20, 2009; Eric Shinseki - United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs - United States Cabinet - Jan 21, 2009; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Jan 20, 2009;
Election campaigns: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 Barack Obama 2004 US Senate Campaign Barack Obama 1996 Illinois Senate Campaign Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012
Government Positions Held: Illinois State Senator - Illinois Senate - Illinois - Jan 8, 1997 - Nov 4, 2004; United States Senator - United States Senate - United States of America - 109th United States Congress/110th United States Congress - Illinois - Jan 4, 2005 - Nov 16, 2008; President - President of the United States - United States of America - Jan 20, 2009;
Legislative committees served on: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - 110th United States Congress; United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - 110th United States Congress;
Party: Democratic Party;
President number: 44;
Vice president: Joe Biden
Influenced: Craig McKenzie
Influenced By: Saul Alinsky Nipsey Russell
Quotations About This Subject: You know, I’ve always wanted to ask one of these guys a question and really corner them and get them to answer a question for once instead of tap dancing around it. And unfortunately I asked the question, but I still got a tap dance. Almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.; “You are neither Christ nor King nor Lincoln. But what you are is willing, capable, and sincere, there upon a bough of hope and audacity as branded by history as any have ever been.” --from poem There Upon a Bough of Hope & Audacity; “The power of this poet-likely-to-become president first won the world’s attention at the Democratic Convention in 2004. Even that event could have been described as “improbable” but it stands now as a fact of recorded history. Between that history-making speech and Presidential Candidate Obama’s bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, two things become clear about the power of eloquence. It is not simply melodious syllables or beautiful fury disguised as poetic art. In the hands and heart of a sincere individual seeking to serve the common good, it can represent truth, vision, and clarity empowered by strength, destiny, and intelligence.” --from The Rise of the Poet Most Likely to Become President ; “What we do today does not always secure reasonable hope for tomorrow. Only this time––with the fact of Barack Obama’s presidential nomination––our country had overcome the odds in a profoundly miraculous way. Like millions––literally, millions––of others, I was privileged to bear witness to a gift of history more than 200 years in the making: it was and it is a moment worthy of joy’s sweet and bitter tears. ” from blog Why I Cried When Barack Obama Received the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States; “With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America is not a leader whose way is that of violent public outbursts. It appears to be more that of a warrior-philosopher who practices the art of political persuasion by authoring acclaimed books, delivering well-crafted speeches, assembling unified coalitions, passing historic legislation, signing well-aimed executive orders, and cultivating a poised but accessible demeanor.”; "President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader...";
Track Contributions: vocal - Now Is the Time (Vote '08 remix);
Member of: Congressional Black Caucus - 2005 - 2008;
Appointment made: U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator - Eric Goosby - Apr 29, 2009; Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs - Judith A. McHale - Apr 20, 2009; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs - Johnnie Carson - Mar 3, 2009; United States Secretary of State - Hillary Rodham Clinton - Jan 20, 2009; Deputy Secretary - James Steinberg - Jan 20, 2009; Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources - Jacob Lew - Jan 20, 2009; Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security - Ellen Tauscher - May 6, 2009; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs - Maria Otero - Jun 9, 2009; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs - Philip Gordon - Mar 11, 2009; Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues - Melanne Verveer - Mar 11, 2009;
Children: Natasha Obama Malia Ann Obama
Date of birth: Aug 4, 1961 7:24pm;
Education: Harvard Law School - 1988 - 1991 - Juris Doctor; Columbia University - 1983 - Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - International relations; Occidental College; Punahou School - 1979; Harvard University;
Employment history: University of Chicago - 1993 - 2004; Miner, Barnhill & Galland - Associate Attorney - 1993 - 1996; Sidley Austin - Associate Attorney - 1988 - 1988; Business International Corporation - 1983 - 1984;
Ethnicity: Kenyan American English American Irish American Multiracial American
Gender: Male
Height: 1.854 m;
Country of nationality: United States of America
Parents: Barack Obama Sr. Ann Dunham
Place of birth: Honolulu
Places lived: Chicago; Honolulu; Jakarta; New York City; Washington, D.C.; White House;
Profession: Politician Lawyer Attorney at law Writer Professor Author
Quotations: Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.; There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.; I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.; If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.; My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.; Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.; My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.; Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.; Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.;
Siblings: Maya Soetoro-Ng;
Spouse (or domestic partner): Michelle Obama - Oct 18, 1992 - Marriage;
Weight: 80 kg;
TV episode performances: July 23, 2007; Barack Obama, Sabrina Bryan, Mark Ballas; Show #2279; Presidential Politics; Barack Obama, Wilco; Sen. Barack Obama, Orny Adams, Keith Urban; March 14, 2008; Barack Obama; Senator Barack Obama; Sen. Barack Obama;
Appeared In TV Episodes: About Last Night... - Uncredited;
Artwork on the Subject: White House Situation Room during Operation Neptune's Spear Hope Vote Change Barack Obama "Hope" poster Bright Skylark Literary Productions
Related Web Pages: Whitehouse.gov New York Times NNDB Congressional Biography Twitter Page Open Library MySpace Page Daylife Topic Page TVRage Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Facebook Page Barack Obama Videos Virtual International Authority File MusicBrainz IMDb profile Netflix ffauthors Google+ Ranker Lists Official campaign website http://obama.senate.gov/ http://www.change.gov/ Obama Family Tree Obama, the Tea Party, and the Art of Political Persuasions Part 1 What Death of Osama Bin Laden Indicates About Barack Obama's Leadership President Barack Obama and the Message Beyond the Photograph 10 Top Blogs on Barack Obama
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