Barack Obama
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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
Apr 20, 2011
We're going to have to make some fundamental decisions so that we could make sure our kids, our grandkids, the next generation inherited the same kind of big-spirited America that we had inherited from our parents and our grandparents.
Apr 20, 2011
We understood that we were going to have to adapt in some fundamental way.
Apr 20, 2011
I just want to thank Jeffrey and Marilyn and all of you who were involved in helping put this together.
Apr 20, 2011
I'm optimistic. I'm hopeful. I'm confident that we can come together.
Apr 20, 2011
Thanks in advance for the extraordinary work that you're going to do over the next 18 months to make sure that we can finish the job that we started.
Apr 20, 2011
I believe that we can't ask everybody to sacrifice and then tell the wealthiest among us, well, you can just relax and go count your money.
Apr 20, 2011
It was about commitments we made to each other as Americans, about who we are and what we care about.
Apr 20, 2011
Those are commitments that we have to fight for and work for and be true to each and every day.
Apr 20, 2011
I'm going to need all of you just as engaged, just as motivated, and taking as much ownership over the campaign as you did then.
Apr 20, 2011
It was about a commitment that the American people were making to each other.
Apr 20, 2011
What we've done here has been historic, and we're only a quarter of the way through.
Apr 20, 2011
How am I going to pull up the ladder on the next generation of kids who are just as talented, smarter than I am?
Apr 19, 2011
I don't think there's a problem out there that we can't solve if we decide that we're going to solve it together.
Apr 19, 2011
I look forward, I say to myself, what can we do for those Americans out there?
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