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The Obama Years: The Power of Words

2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
7| 0h51m| en| Documentary
Storyline

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.

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The Obama Years: The Power of Words Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • The Obama Years: The Power of Words Cast
Jesse Williams as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Axelrod as Self - Senior Advisor to President Obama
Douglas Brinkley as Self - Presidential Historian
Jon Favreau as Self - Speechwriter for President Obama
Doris Kearns Goodwin as Self - Historian
Valerie Jarrett as Self - Senior Advisor to President Obama
John Lewis as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)