Barack Obama Quotes
I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time.
Obama, Barack. Interview. The Atlantic, 2016.
He was criticized by the right wing extremists of the Repuplican Party for serving a Democratic President (Obama) as Ambassador to China. He was the most qualified person for the job as he was an experienced politician, spoke Chinese fluently and was very knowledgeable about Chinese culture and history. The President had asked him rather than many people of his own party. Huntsman’s quotation is probably the most patriotic and eloquent statement of national service ever made.
This handwritten letter was placed in the President's desk drawer in the Oval Office for incoming President Donald Trump. This continued a recent tradition whereby outgoing Presidents have left letters of advice and encouragement to their successors,
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.