Barack Hussein Obama
Barry Obama (born 1961)
• Born: Honolulu, Hawaii– Father from Kenya– Mother from Kansas– Stepfather from Indonesia
• Raised in:– Honolulu, Hawaii– Jakarta, Indonesia
• Called his family a mini-UN
Education of Barack Obama• Occidental College
(2 years)
• Colombia University– Political Science
– International Relations
• Harvard Law Degree– First A-A President of the
Harvard Law Review
Political Career
• Illinois State Senator (1997 – 2004)
• US Senator (2005 – 2008)
Acceptance Speech (11/04/08)
“Change has come to America”
Fun Facts about Barack Obama
First African-AmericanPresident
• Only 5th African-American Senator(only 3rd elected)
High School Basketball Nickname: O-Bomber
Nobel PeacePrize Recipient
(2009)
* only 4th US President
Won 2 Grammy AwardsBest Spoken Word
Album
Dreams from MyFather (2006)
Audacity of Hope(2008)
Barack knows Spanish
O’s Favorite Team is:Secret Service
Codename:Renegade
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