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Obama: The Call of History
Obama: The Call of History | Peter Baker
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Peter Baker's authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obama's achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, "doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills." With vivid color photographs by New York Times photographers and others of the events, major and minor, public and behind-the scenes, that defined Barack Obama's eight years in office, Obama: The Call of History is a portrait in full of America's first African-American president against the background of these tumultuous times.
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Language Alert! Should we keep a count of how many language alerts we‘re going to have from former Vice President current President Joe Biden? I think we should. Also, I love Obama‘s response to Richard Holbrooke during the Afghan review meetings. #uspolitics #ushistory #afghanistan #defense #obama #thecallofhistory #peterbaker #barackobama #joebiden #politicalscience #history #politicalblunders

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I went back and forth on this discussion but as a revert and an anti-war activist, I decided to ask anyway. Conservative groups called President Obama a Muslim to stir up post-9/11 fear in voters. Some groups took it farther even saying the fist-bump President Obama gave his wife, Michelle, was a jihadist signal. So my question is did these conspiracy theories have any influence on Obama‘s decisions regarding policy in the Middle East? If so, how?

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Language alert!- Right after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, then Vice President Joe Biden congratulated him by saying “This is a big fucking deal.” 🤦🏻‍♀️ Just in case that wasn‘t bad enough, the microphone picked it up… 😐 #obama #peterbaker #barackobama #joebiden #uspresidency #presidentobama #presidentbiden #politicalblunders #uspolitics #ushistory #history #politicalscience #politicalfail #whythough #affordablecareact

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Obama‘s first crisis was the recession left over from George W Bush, but Obama didn‘t want the legacy to define his presidency #obama #barackobama #history #thecallofhistory #peterbaker #rahmemmanuel #depression #recession #uspolitics #politicalscience #economics #ushistory #history

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