The Obama Presidency
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President Barack Obama's two-terms in office were marked by a range of achievements and challenges, from passing historic health care legislation to presiding over an increasingly divided nation. This Focus On, assembled by Executive Editor Steven Niven, provides a chronological guide to the key moments of the Obama administration. Though his legacy will be debated for years, there is no question that Obama's historic presidency both changed the nation and rallied some long-dormant political forces, resulting in a political pendulum swing in the election of 2016.
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The following entries have been selected from our archives to help guide readers to learn more about the Obama Presidency. (Access to the following articles is available only to subscribers.)
Subject Entries
Biographies
Primary Source Documents
- Selma March Address (1965)
- "A More Perfect Union" (18 March 2008)
- Obama's Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech (28 August 2008)
- Obama's Presidential Victory Speech (4 November 2008)
- President Obama's Inaugural Address (20 January 2009)
- President Obama at the NAACP Convention (2009)
- Remarks by President Barack Obama at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize (2009)
- Speech Delivered by Barack Obama in Cairo, Egypt (2009)
- Speech Delivered by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum (2011)
