A Conversation in Iowa
An exchange on faith and politics in America.
An exchange on faith and politics in America.
Barack Obama, Marilynne Robinson New York Review of Books Oct 2015 15min Permalink
A presidential historian interviews a president focused on history.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Barack Obama Vanity Fair Sep 2016 30min Permalink
A conversation about leadership, Grantland, regret, and the President’s favorite conspiracy theories.
Barack Obama, Bill Simmons GQ Nov 2015 20min Permalink
The president’s eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney.
Barack Obama Jun 2015 10min Permalink
Pinch-hitting for an ailing Ted Kennedy, the then-candidate honors the Kennedy’s life of service and implores graduates to wed their lives to others:
Ted Kennedy often tells a story about the fifth anniversary celebration of the Peace Corps. He was there, and he asked one of the young Americans why he had chosen to volunteer. And the man replied, ‘Because it was the first time someone asked me to do something for my country.’ I don’t know how many of you have been asked that question, but after today, you have no excuses.
Barack Obama Wesleyan University May 2008 15min Permalink