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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017. Born in Hawaii, the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, he won the 2008 presidential election and was re-elected president in November 2012.
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As President Bush just said, a great nation doesn’t shy from the truth. It strengthens us. It emboldens us. It should fortify us.
America moves forward only when we do so together, and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.
Fifth State of the Union Address (2013)
I think one of the things that's important for bringing about further progress is that we listen to each other and we understand our differences.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Town Hall (2016)
I know that a democratic Egypt can advance its role of responsible leadership not only in the region but around the world.
Remarks on Egyptian political transition (2011)
It's the dreamers -- no matter how humble or poor or seemingly powerless -- that are able to change the course of human events.
Remarks at Panama Civil Society Forum (2015)
We don’t fear the future; we shape it. We embrace it, as one people, stronger together than we are on our own.
DNC Address (2016)
Our journey is not complete until all our children know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm.
You have to be willing to take some risks and do some hard things in order to be a leader. A leader is not just a name, a title, and privileges and perks.
Young African Leaders Initiative Presidential Summit Town Hall speech (2015)
I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.
We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick.
No foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland.
Making products that we sell around the world stamped with three proud words: Made in the USA.
Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
Obviously, it's going to be up to the parties to negotiate a range of these issues, and Jerusalem will be part of those negotiations.
You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.
Evolution is more grounded in my experience than angels.
If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.
One of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.
Citizenship demands participation and responsibility, and service to our country and to one another. And few embody that more than our men and women in uniform.
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Dreams from My Father (1995) · 1 Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq (2002, speech) · 1 Democratic National Convention speech (2004, speech) · 2 The New Yorker (2004) · 1 Commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Boston (2006, speech) · 1 Voting against a Flag Desecration Amendment (2006) · 1 A World that Stands as One (2008) · 3 Election victory speech (2008, speech) · 1 Yes, we can speech (2008, speech) · 1 A New Beginning (2009) · 20 A World without Nuclear Weapons (2009) · 1 Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009, speech) · 19 School speech (2009, speech) · 1 nobel peace prize acceptance speech (2009, speech) · 1 State Of The Union (2010) · 2 Weekly Address (2010, speech) · 1 Address on interventions in Libya (2011, speech) · 17 Address on the natural and nuclear energy disasters in Japan (2011, speech) · 4 Remarks at a Dedication Ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial (2011, speech) · 1 Remarks on Egyptian political transition (2011, speech) · 3 Remarks on Egyptian protests (2011, speech) · 2 Remarks on death of Osama bin Laden (2011, speech) · 8 Remarks on the economy (2011, speech) · 3 Tucson Memorial Address (2011, speech) · 9 Re-election Speech (2012, speech) · 2