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Power in words : the stories behind Barack Obama's speeches, from the state house to the White House

Title: 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.
Author: Berry, Mary Frances.
Publication: Boston : Beacon Press, c2010.

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Description

xxxiii, 267 p.; 24 cm.

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.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

Call Number

IAW (Obama) 10-8407

ISBN

9780807001042 (hardcover : alk. paper)
080700104X (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2010004085

OCLC

502029755

Author

Berry, Mary Frances.

Title

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.

Imprint

Boston : Beacon Press, c2010.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Obama, Barack.

Gottheimer, Josh.

Research Call Number

IAW (Obama) 10-8407

Sc E 10-1663

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