The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017Barack 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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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
Clark Judge
as Self - Speechwriter for Ronald Reagan
Cody Keenan
as Self - Former White House Director of Speechwriting
John Lewis
as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
Harry Rubenstein
as Self - Curator of Political History for the Smithsonian
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
