Bibliograph

Power in words, the stories behind Barack Obama's speeches, from the state house to the White House, Mary Frances Berry, Josh Gottheimer ; foreword by Ted Sorensen

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Power in words, the stories behind Barack Obama's speeches, from the state house to the White House, Mary Frances Berry, Josh Gottheimer ; foreword by Ted Sorensen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Power in words

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

502029755

Responsibility statement

Mary Frances Berry, Josh Gottheimer ; foreword by Ted Sorensen

Sub title

the stories behind Barack Obama's speeches, from the state house to the White House

Summary

Collection of 18 of Obama's most memorable speeches between 2002 and 2008, each introduced by Berry and Gottheimer with political analysis, historical context, and commentary from the speechwriters

Table Of Contents

Speech against the Iraq War resolution : October 2, 2002, Federal Plaza, Chicago, Illinois -- Keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention : July 27, 2004, FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts -- United States Senate victory speech : November 2, 2004, Hyatt Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois -- John Lewis's sixty-fifth birthday gala : February 21, 2005, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia -- Knox College commencement address : June 4, 2005, Galesburg, Illinois -- Call to renewal keynote address : June 28, 2006, National City Church, Washington, D.C. -- "An honest government, a hopeful future" : August 28, 2006, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya -- Presidential announcement speech : February 10, 2007, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois -- Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner : November 10, 2007, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa -- Night of Iowa caucus : January 3, 2008, Hy-Vee Hall, Des Moines, Iowa -- Night of New Hampshire primary : January 8, 2008, Nashua South High Schook, Nashua, New Hampshire -- South Carolina primary victory speech : January 26, 2008, Columbia Hotel, Columbia, South Carolina -- Night of Super Tuesday primaries : February 5, 2008, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois -- "A more perfect union" : March 18, 2008, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Night of North Carolina and Indiana primaries : May 6, 2008, RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina -- "A world that stands as one" : July 24, 2008, Victory Column, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany -- "The American promise, " Democratic National Convention : August 28, 2008, Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado -- Election night victory speech : November 4, 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

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