Power in Words: The Stories Behind Barack Obama's Speeches, from the State House to the White House (Paperback)

Foreword by Ted Sorensen

Introduction

1 Speech against the Iraq War Resolution
October 2, 2002 l Federal Plaza, Chicago, Illinois

2 Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention
July 27, 2004 l FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts

3 United States Senate Victory Speech
November 2, 2004 l Hyatt Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois

4 John Lewis’s Sixty-fifth Birthday Gala
February 21, 2005 l Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia

5 Knox College Commencement Address
June 4, 2005 l Galesburg, Illinois

6 Call to Renewal Keynote Address
June 28, 2006 l National City Church, Washington, D.C.

7 “An Honest Government, A Hopeful Future”
August 28, 2006 l University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

8 Presidential Announcement Speech
February 10, 2007 l Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois

9 Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
November 10, 2007 l Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa

10 Night of Iowa Caucus
January 3, 2008 l Hy-Vee Hall, Des Moines, Iowa

11 Night of New Hampshire Primary
January 8, 2008 l Nashua South High School, Nashua, New Hampshire

12 South Carolina Primary Victory Speech
January 26, 2008 l Columbia Hotel, Columbia, South Carolina

13 Night of Super Tuesday Primaries
February 5, 2008 l Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

14 “A More Perfect Union”
March 18, 2008 l National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

15 Night of North Carolina and Indiana Primaries
May 6, 2008 l RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina

16 “A World That Stands as One”
July 24, 2008 l Victory Column, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany

17 “The American Promise”: Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008 l Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado

18 Election Night Victory Speech
November 4, 2008 l Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

Acknowledgments

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