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Early Life Early Life Barack ● Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in ● He moved with his mom to Indonesia in Obama Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. the late 1960s. American President ● His father was Barack Hussein Obama, ● Then he went back to Hawaii to live originally from Kenya. Ann Dunham, a with his grandparents. white woman from Kansas, was his mother. ● He went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, and Columbia University in ● Obama's parents split up when he was New York City. young. His father went back to Kenya. He only saw his father once more. He Photo of Young Obama ● He graduated in 1983 with a degree in Photo of Young Obama died in a car accident in 1982. political science.

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● Obama has a friendly personality and ● Obama went to Harvard Law School in the ● Two years later he moved to Chicago. strong speaking skills. fall of 1988. ● He worked with poor people in ● He really cares about health care, gun ● After law school, he went back to Chicago Chicago’s Roseland Community. He safety and equal rights for all and worked as a civil rights lawyer. said he learned more working there Americans. than he did in Harvard Law School. ● He met Michelle Robinson, who worked at ● He also likes sports like basketball. the same law firm. They married in 1992 and later had two daughters.

● In 1995, Obama’s book Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance was Dream From My Father Obama as a college Obama as President student published.

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● Obama ran for a seat in the Illinois State ● In February 2007, Obama said he would run Senate as a Democrat. He won in the 1996 “Change will not come if we wait for president of the United States. election. ● At first, he was in a close battle with Hillary ● He was known for working with both for some other person or some Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Democrats and Republicans on health care and education. other time. We are the ones ● After he defeated Clinton, he went on to beat Republican John McCain. ● Obama later ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate. He was sworn in on January 3, 2005. we've been waiting for. We are ● He was the third African-American in the Barack and Michelle Obama the change that we seek.” Obama and John McCain U.S. Senate in the past 125 years. Life Story Life Story Notable & Quotable

● Obama did a lot while he was in office. ● On November 6, 2012, Obama won a second term as President. He beat his ● He worked on the economy, the military, and Republican rival Mitt Romney by five “My fellow Americans, we are and health care. million votes. He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. always will be a nation of immigrants. ● ● During his second term, he led the ● In March 2010, Obama signed the Affordable country through some difficult times. We were strangers once, too.” Care Act into law. The key tenet of Obama’s These included the Boston Marathon philosophy was that people should not be bombing and the civil war in Syria. denied medical insurance due to a ● After he left office, he stayed in pre-existing condition. It helped many people, Obama signs the Affordable Care Act Washington D.C. with his wife and Depiction of Obama with kids What does this mean to you? but others did not agree with it. daughters so they could finish school.

Notable & Quotable Legacy Legacy

● Most historians agree that Obama was ● However, he was not loved by one of the most popular presidents ever. everybody, and some of his ideas were “If you're walking down the right path unpopular. ● More time needs to pass to really see and you're willing to keep walking, what his legacy will be. ● Some people did not like his gun control ideas or his health care plan. ● He had a high approval rating around eventually you'll make progress.” the world. ● He is still a public figure. He speaks out about things going on in the world ● He is also praised for the death of today. Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was in Photo of Situation Room during bin Laden mission What do you think he means? charge of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Artwork of Obama “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Barack Obama (1961-Present) Hawaii / Illinois He was... - a civil rights attorney and a constitutional law professor - a president that fought for better healthcare especially for people with pre-existing conditions - credited with revitalizing the economy after recession with several key changes #USPresidents #POTUS44 #ObamaCare #AudacityofHope #Change c Clark Creative Education BARACK OBAMA “If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.” c Clark Creative Education “My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.” - Barack Obama c Clark Creative Education Your Name BIO Sphere

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