From civil rights lawyer to Illinois state senator to US senator, Barack Obama was to become the first African American president of the United States. Speeches include his nomination acceptance, the inauguration, the death of Osama bin Laden, military conflicts, national health care legislation, and more.

Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom

2004 Democratic National Convention speech, 7/27/04Receiving the American Academy of Achievement Award, 6/20/07Nomination acceptance speech, 8/28/08Election victory speech, 11/4/08First inauguration address, 1/20/09First 100 days in office, 4/29/09Health care reform speech to Congress, 9/9/09Signing the Affordable Care Act, 3/23/10Ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” 12/22/10Announcing the death of Osama Bin Laden, 5/1/11Ending the war in Iraq, 10/21/11Second inauguration speech, 1/21/13Boston bombing memorial address, 4/18/13Ending the war in Afghanistan, 12/28/14Fiftieth anniversary of Selma to Montgomery march, 3/7/15Proposed Iran nuclear deal, 4/3/15Announcing the Iran nuclear agreement, 7/14/15Address to the people of Cuba, 3/22/16Final White House Correspondence Dinner, 4/30/16Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery, 5/30/16Dedication of the African American Museum, 9/24/16Comments on Donald Trump victory, 11/9/16Farewell address in Chicago, 1/10/17