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The Obama Years: The Power of Words

Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism, unity, and hope through the power of words. But of all the speeches he's given, six in particular may define his legacy as, in historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's words, "one of the best writers and orators in the presidency." Interviews with eminent historians and key figures in his writing process give rare insights into these iconic speeches, as well as the Obama presidency and the man himself.

2017
Documentary
0h 51min
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Top Billed Cast

  • Jesse Williams
    Jesse Williams

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • David Axelrod
    David Axelrod

    Self - Senior Advisor to President Obama

  • Douglas Brinkley
    Douglas Brinkley

    Self - Presidential Historian

  • Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau

    Self - Speechwriter for President Obama

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin
    Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Self - Historian

  • Valerie Jarrett
    Valerie Jarrett

    Self - Senior Advisor to President Obama

  • Clark Judge

    Self - Speechwriter for Ronald Reagan

  • Cody Keenan

    Self - Former White House Director of Speechwriting

  • John Lewis
    John Lewis

    Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate

  • Harry Rubenstein

    Self - Curator of Political History for the Smithsonian

  • Barack Obama
    Barack Obama

    Self (archive footage)

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