Barack Obama Quotes


Elections matter and voting counts.


Citations

Obama, Barack. "Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event." The White House, Office of the Press Secretary.

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
  • Born: August 4, 1961
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.