Conceptual framework -- A clear and present black man -- We are the ones: the 2008 Obama coalition -- "Inevitable compromise": domestic policy part I -- Domestic policy part I: inevitable compromise -- A connotation of peace: Obama's first term foreign policy -- History strikes twice: the 2012 reelection of President Barack Obama -- The audacity to govern: domestic policy part II -- The art of just war: Obama's second term foreign policy -- The anti-Obama political complex -- The passion of President Obama: last comments, remarks, and speeches -- Epilogue as prologue: assessing the skinny kid with a funny name -- Appendix: the twelve most significant speeches of Barack Obama.
Summary
The Oral Presidency of Barack Obama is an examination of Barack Obama's signature weapon of his presidency: his speeches. This book provides the social and cultural context that made the content of his speeches timeless.
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