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Making

Obama 3: You Don’t Say No To Barack

Making

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture

4.63.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Former President Barack Obama won his first political seat in 1996. Hear what he had to learn, and the conflicts he faced, to get there. 

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Jen White.

0:01.8

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0:06.4

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0:13.6

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0:36.2

And thanks.

0:36.7

Who are you?

0:40.7

Barack Obama.

0:41.7

I heard that.

0:42.7

What does that mean?

0:43.7

No one's going to vote for someone named Barack Obama.

0:46.1

What kind of name is Barack Obama?

0:47.8

I think I probably just pronounced the name Barack possibly.

0:51.6

But our guest, Barack Obama, that's Bill O.B.A.

0:56.2

And the name.

0:57.2

Okay.

0:58.2

All right, let's kick it, buddy.

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