https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h en-us 2018-07-04 00:15:57 UTC 2025-04-25 13:12:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269367802 2018-07-04 10:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269367802 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269368005 Born in Honolulu in 1961, Barack Obama went on to become President of the Harvard Law Review and a U.S. senator representing Illinois. In 2008, he was elected President of the United States, becoming the first African-American commander-in-chief. He served two terms as the 44 president of the United States. ]]> 2018-07-04 10:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269368005 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269368558
 Was born on August 4 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His mother, Ann Dunham, was born on an Army base in Wichita, Kansas, during World War II. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dunham's father, Stanley, enlisted in the military and marched across Europe in General George Patton's army. Dunham's mother, Madelyn, went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, the couple studied on the G.I. Bill, bought a house through the Federal Housing Program and, after several moves, ended up in Hawaii.]]> 2018-07-04 10:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269368558 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269369363 While living with his grandparents, Obama enrolled in the esteemed Punahou Academy, He excelled in basketball and graduated with academic honors in 1979. As one of only three black students at the school, Obama became conscious of racism and what it meant to be African-American]]> 2018-07-04 11:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269369363 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269370189 In 2000, Obama made an unsuccessful Democratic primary run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat held by four-term incumbent candidate Bobby Rush.Undeterred, he created a campaign committee in 2002 and began raising funds to run for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2004. With the help of political consultant David Axelrod, Obama began  assessing his prospects for a Senate win.

Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Obama was an early opponent of President George W. Bush's push to go to war with Iraq.Obama was still a state senator when he spoke against a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq during a rally at Chicago's Federal Plaza in October 2002. "I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars,"]]> 2018-07-04 11:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269370189 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269370797  In February 2007, Obama made headlines when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. He was locked in a tight battle with former first lady and then-U.S. senator from New York Hillary Rodham Clinton. On June 3, 2008, Obama became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee after winning a sufficient number of pledged delegates during the primaries, and Clinton delivered her full support to Obama for the duration of his campaign. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain, 52.9 percent to 45.7 percent, to win election as the 44th president of the United States—and the first African-American to hold this office. His running mate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden, became vice president. Obama's inauguration took place on January 20, 2009.]]> 2018-07-04 11:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269370797 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269371198 On January 10, 2017, President Obama returned to his adopted home city of Chicago to deliver his farewell address. In his speech, Obama spoke about his early days in Chicago and his continued faith in the power of Americans who participate in their democracy. “Now this is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, and they get engaged, and they come together to demand it,” he told the cheering crowd. “After eight years as your president, I still believe that. And it’s not just my belief. It’s the beating heart of our American idea — our bold experiment in self-government.”]]> 2018-07-04 11:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269371198 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376597 WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?]]> 2018-07-04 12:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376597 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376675 EARLY LIFE]]> 2018-07-04 12:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376675 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376812 EDUCATION]]> 2018-07-04 12:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269376812 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412434 2018-07-04 22:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412434 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412673 2018-07-04 22:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412673 doloizq https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412762 2018-07-04 22:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/doloizq/bydtm7s4j07h/wish/269412762