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Barack Hussein Obama II (1961—)

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Barack Hussein Obama II

Works

• Podcasts
• Letters
• Floor statements
• Presidential works
• Proclamations
• Presidential Study Directives
• Presidential Policy Directives
• Executive orders
• Weekly addresses
• Order Regarding the Acquisition of Four U.S. Wind Farm Project Companies by Ralls Corporation

Inaugural addresses

• Barack Obama's First Inaugural Address (20 January 2009)
• Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address (21 January 2013)

Addresses to Congress

• Address to a Joint Session of Congress (24 February 2009)
• Health Care Speech (9 September 2009)
• Barack Obama's Second State of the Union Address (27 January 2010)
• Barack Obama's Third State of the Union Address (25 January 2011)
• Barack Obama's Fourth State of the Union Address (24 January 2012)
• Barack Obama's Fifth State of the Union Address (29 January 2013)

Democratic National Convention Speeches

• 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address (27 July 2004)
• 2008 Democratic Party Nomination Acceptance Speech (28 August 2008)
• 2012 Democratic Party Nomination Acceptance Speech (6 September 2012)

Books

• Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995)
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (2006)
• Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (2010)

Presidential debates

2008 campaign season

• 2007 Democratic Debate (26 April)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (3 June)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (28 June)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (12 July)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (23 July)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (30 October)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (15 November)
• 2007 Democratic Debate (13 April)
• 2008 Democratic Debate (16 April)
• 2008 Presidential Debate (26 September)
• 2008 Presidential Debate (7 October)
• 2008 Presidential Debate (15 October)

see also 2008 Presidential Campaign

Other Speeches

Speeches as Illinois State Senator (D)

• Iraq Speech (2 October 2002)

Speeches as United States Senate candidate (D-Ill)

• Statement on Darfur, Sudan (7 October 2004)
• Election night speech (2 November 2004)

Speeches as United States Senator (D-Ill)

• Commencement address at Knox College (4 June 2005)
• Securing Our Energy Future (15 September 2005)
• Moving Forward In Iraq (22 November 2005)
• Remarks at the Lobbying Reform Summit (26 January 2006)
• Energy Security is National Security (28 February 2006)
• The Coming Storm: Energy Independence and the Safety of Our Planet (April 3, 2006)
• University of Massachusetts at Boston Commencement Address (2 June 2006)
• Remarks on Taking Back America (14 June 2006)
• Northwestern University Commencement Address (16 June 2006)
• "Call to Renewal" Keynote Address (28 June 2006)
• Campus Progress Annual Conference (12 July 2006)
• Xavier University Commencement Address (11 August 2006)
• An Honest Government, A Hopeful Future (28 August 2006)
• A Way Forward in Iraq (20 November 2006)
• Decision to Form a Presidential Exploratory Committee (16 January 2007)
• The Time Has Come for Universal Health Care (25 January 2007)

2008 Presidential campaign

• Announcement to Run for U.S. President (10 February 2007)
• Selma Voting Rights March Commemoration (4 March 2007)
• Remarks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (23 April 2007)
• Remarks to the California State Democratic Convention (2 May 2007)
• Remarks to the National Conference of Black Mayors (5 May 2007)
• Remarks to the Detroit Economic Club (7 May 2007)
• Remarks at Southern New Hampshire University Commencement (19 May 2007)
• Cutting Costs and Covering America: A 21st Century Health Care System (29 May 2007)
• Remarks to the Hampton University Annual Ministers' Conference (5 June 2007)
• Take Back America 2007 (19 June 2007)
• Taking Our Government Back (22 June 2007)
• Remarks to the National Education Association Annual Meeting (5 July 2007)
• Changing the Odds for Urban America (18 July 2007)
• Remarks to Caucus4Priorities (October 2007)
• Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Speech (10 November 2007)
• The Bedrock of This Nation (3 January 2008)
• New Hampshire Primary Speech (8 January 2008)
• The Great Need of the Hour - given at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, Georgia (20 January 2008)
• On My Faith and My Church (14 March 2008)
• A More Perfect Union - given across from Liberty Hall, Philadelphia (18 March 2008)
• U.S. Economy Speech (27 March 2008)
• Press conference re: Jeremiah Wright (29 April 2008)
• The Full Measure of Their Devotion (26 May 2008)
• Remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (4 June 2008)
• Remarks to the Health Care Town Hall (5 June 2008)
• Remarks on Chicago's 2016 Summer Olympic bid (6 June 2008)
• Remarks at Carnegie Mellon University (26 June 2008)
• Remarks on Patriotism given in Independence, Missouri (30 June 2008)
• A World that Stands as One given in Berlin (24 July 2008)
• New rules for a 21st century economy (16 September 2008)
• Press conference re: the economic crisis (23 September 2008)
• Election victory speech in Chicago (4 November 2008)
• Communication From the Honorable Barack Obama (19 November 2008) (resignation from the United States Senate)

The Obama-Biden Transition Project

• Remarks to the Bipartisan Governors Climate Summit (18 November 2008)
• Remarks to the International Olympic Committee (21 November 2008)
• Remarks on the terrorist attacks in Mumbai (28 November 2008)
• Remarks on World AIDS Day (1 December 2008)
• Remarks to the National Governors Association (2 December 2008)
• The Change.gov Agenda (3 December 2008)
• Remarks on rising unemployment rates (4 December 2008)
• Interview on Meet the Press (7 December 2008)
• Remarks on Human Rights Day (10 December 2008)
• Remarks on the auto-industry bailout (12 December 2008)
• Remarks on Bill Richardson's withdrawal (4 January 2009)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (8 January 2009)
• Interview on This Week (11 January 2009)
• A Better World in Our Time (17 January 2009)
• Voices Calling for Change (18 January 2009)

Press Conferences as President-elect

• The State of Our Economy (7 November 2008)
• Economic Policy Team I (24 November 2008)
• Economic Policy Team II (25 November 2008)
• Economic Policy Team III (26 November 2008)
• National Security Team (1 December 2008)
• Secretary of Commerce (3 December 2008)
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs (7 December 2008)
• Secretary of Health and Human Services (11 December 2008)
• Energy & Environment Team (15 December 2008)
• Secretary of Education (16 December 2008)
• Agriculture and the Interior (17 December 2008)
• Financial Regulatory Team (18 December 2008)
• Labor, Transportation, USTR, and SBA (19 December 2008)

Significant Presidential Works

• First Presidential Press Conference (9 February 2009)
• What Needs to be Done (12 February 2009)
• Press Conference with Stephen Harper (19 February 2009)
• The Price of Freedom is Great (27 February 2009)
• Protecting Our Security and Our Values, closing Guantanamo Bay, (21 May 2009)
• A New Beginning (4 June 2009)
• Barack Obama's speech announcing the goal of Total Nuclear Disarmament (5 April 2009)
• Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day (24 April 2009)
• President addresses the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra (11 July 2009)
• Remarks at NAACP centennial (16 July 2009)
• Barack Obama's remarks on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize (9 October 2009)
• Barack Obama's Afghanistan Strategy Speech (1 December 2009)
• Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (10 December 2009)
• Barack Obama's Martin Luther King day 2010 speech (18 January 2010)
• President Barack Obama on Space Exploration in the 21st Century (15 April 2010)
• Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq (31 August 2010)
• Barack Obama's Condolences for Japan (17 March 2011)
• Remarks by the President on Osama bin Laden (2 May 2011)
• Barack Obama's address to the people of Ireland (23 May 2011)
• Barack Obama speech to both Houses of the British Parliament (25 May 2011)

2012 Presidential Campaign

• Ohio State University Campaign Rally, with Michelle Obama (5 May 2012)
• Our Destiny is Not Written For Us (25 October 2012)
• Election victory speech in Chicago (6 November 2012)

Notable Legislation Enacted

Full List: Acts of the 111th United States Congress

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (29 January 2009)
• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (4 February 2009)
• DTV Delay Act of 2009 (11 Februry 2009)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (17 February 2009)
• Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (30 March 2009)
• Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (21 April 2009)
• Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (20 May 2009)
• Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (20 May 2009)
• Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (22 May 2009)
• Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (22 May 2009)
• Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (22 June 2009)
• Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 (15 October 2009)
• American Communities' Right to Public Information Act (28 October 2009)
• OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 (28 October 2009)
• Protected National Security Documents Act of 2009 (28 October 2009)
• Military Commissions Act of 2009 (28 October 2009)
• Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (28 October 2009)
• Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (6 November 2009)

Sources

• White House Official Page.
• Compilation of Presidential Documents (CPD) at GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)

See also

• Major speeches 2002-2008 at BarackObama.com
• Barack Obama at WorldCat
• Barack Obama at C-SPAN

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they are works of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).