Barack Obama Selected Speeches

Barack Obama

• Publisher: Canterbury Classics
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781645177890
• eBook ISBN: 9781645178934
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Literary Collections
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Find inspiration in these messages of hope from the forty-fourth president of the United States.

This curated collection of landmark speeches chronicles Barack Obama’s presence on the national stage, from his time as a senator from Illinois to his eight-year term as the 44th president of the United States—and also includes notable speeches he made after he left the White House. Obama’s eloquent speaking style and ability to connect to a wide range of audiences made him one of the most admired presidents in recent memory, even as he dealt with staunch party-line opposition in Congress. Barack Obama Selected Speeches is a volume that will appeal to those with a keen interest in history, politics, and the role that the United States has played in shaping today’s world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
• 2. Senatorial Election Night Speech
• 3. Keynote Address on Faith and Politics
• 4. An Honest Government, a Hopeful Future
• 5. First Presidential Inaugural Address
• 6. State of the Nation Address to Congress
• 7. A New Foundation Speech
• 8. A New Beginning Speech
• 9. Speech to Joint Session of Congress on Health Care
• 10. Remarks on Job Creation
• 11. Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Prize Award
• 12. First State of the Union Address
• 13. Unannounced Briefing on Health Care and Jobs
• 14. Vote Push on Health Care Reform
• 15. Health Care Speech
• 16. Address at the Pentagon Memorial
• 17. Second State of the Union Address
• 18. Announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s Death
• 19. Address Regarding the Middle East and North Africa
• 20. Speech at the AIPAC Policy Conference
• 21. Address to the Nation on Debt Compromise Agreement
• 22. Speech on Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
• 23. Speech on Ending the War in Iraq
• 24. Speech on the Economy
• 25. Third State of the Union Address
• 26. Speech on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act Ruling
• 27. Second Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech
• 28. Address at the American Red Cross on Hurricane Sandy Recovery
• 29. Second Presidential Election Victory Speech
• 30. Speech at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Interfaith Prayer Vigil
• 31. Second Presidential Inaugural Address
• 32. Fourth State of the Union Address
• 33. Boston Interfaith Prayer Service Speech
• 34. Statement on the Affordable Care Act and the Government Shutdown
• 35. Address on the Affordable Care Act
• 36. Address on Improvements to the Affordable Care Act
• 37. Address at the Public Memorial for Nelson Mandela
• 38. Fifth State of the Union Address
• 39. Speech on Opportunity for All: Making Work Pay and the Minimum Wage
• 40. Address on the 70th Anniversary of D-Day
• 41. Sixth State of the Union Address
• 42. Address on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma March
• 43. Address on the Supreme Court Ruling of the Affordable Care Act
• 44. Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney
• 45. Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
• 46. Final State of the Union Address
• 47. Building Better Politics Speech
• 48. Speech at the Dallas Police Memorial
• 49. Address at the 9/11 Memorial Service
• 50. National Museum of African-American History and Culture Dedication Speech
• 51. Farewell Address
• 52. Town Hall Speech on George Floyd Protests
• 53. Eulogy for John Lewis
• 54. Speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
• Copyright