Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Former President Barack Obama says he's only watched this speech once, all the way through.

I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt

to all of those who came before me, and that in no other country on earth is my story

even possible.

It's the keynote address of the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Obama was this young state legislator from Illinois.

He was about to become a political star.

In his new memoir, A Promise Land, he points out the flaws in his performance.

The parts where he talks too fast or too slow, the slightly awkward gestures of an inexperienced

politician, but he also recalls the moments of electricity.

Now, even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us.

The spin masters, the negative ad peddlers, who embrace the politics of anything goes.

Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America.

There is the United States of America.

There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America.

There's the United States of America.

Some that moment, Obama's ascent thrilled millions of people and sparked fierce political

opposition.

In his new book, Obama reflects on those forces and how they played out during his first

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