Shows featuring Barack Obama

  • Unchaining History: Barack Obama Elected President of the United States

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    In an historic election, Barack Obama has become the forty-fourth president of the United States. The first-term senator from Illinois easily defeated John McCain on Tuesday, winning a larger share of the popular vote than any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Record voter turnout was reported across the country. As election results began pouring in last night, thousands of Obama supporters...
    November 05, 2008 | Story

  • Obama Wins Larger Share of Popular Vote Than Any Democrat Since Johnson

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    Barack Obama was elected the forty-fourth president of the United States on Tuesday. The first-term senator from Illinois easily defeated John McCain on Tuesday, winning a larger share of the popular vote than any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. We play an excerpt of his victory speech. [includes rush transcript]
    November 05, 2008 | Story

  • In Front of Record Convention Crowd, Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination

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    Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination last night before a record convention crowd of over 84,000 at Invesco Field in Denver, becoming the first major party African American presidential nominee in US history. Obama’s nomination speech came on the forty-fifth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington....
    August 29, 2008 | Story

  • Obama Launches Sharp Assault on McCain, Bush in Acceptance Speech

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    In his historic acceptance speech, Sen. Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain and President Bush. Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination before a record crowd of over 84,000 at Invesco Field in Denver. [includes rush transcript]
    August 29, 2008 | Story