In Barack Obama’s words: 20 memorable quotes from the president’s Chicago appearances

Change has been a central theme in Barack Obama’s speeches throughout his political rise and his appearances in Chicago.

Obama’s former speechwriter Ben Rhodes examines the US through its 15 most defining speeches

From Frederick Douglass to Obama, Ben Rhodes shares the speeches that explain the US in his new book, All We Say ...
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Obama's final campaign speech, defending American identity against populist nostalgia

In one of his last major addresses as president, Barack Obama challenged the "real America" narrative by invoking shared ...
The Root

In Case You Missed It: Obama's Speech to Congress

President Obama addressed both chambers of Congress in a highly anticipated policy speech on health care Wednesday. In it, he laid out the framework for his plan to reform the health insurance and ...
The Atlantic

Obama and Palin: Two Speeches on Tuscon

President Obama and Sarah Palin both expressed deep sympathy for the victims of the Tuscon shooting Wednesday. But the similarities between their speeches stop there. It was hard, for some observers, ...
Time

Barack Obama's Education Speech: The Not-At-All Socialist Indoctrination

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Here's a look back at Obama's first DNC speech

Before he was President of the United States, Barack Obama was an up-and-coming senator from Illinois, and on July 27, 2004, he spoke at the Democratic National Convention. During his speech at the ...