New York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on executive branch policy making. Speakers included Obama White House chief of staff Jacob Lew and author Chris Whipple.
New York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on his foreign policies. Speakers included New York Times White House reporter Peter Baker and Obama administration deputy national security adviser Benjamin Rhodes.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosted a discussion on the development of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and how the project is reimagining the idea of a traditional presidential library.
How has Barack Obama conducted his post-presidency years, and what impact does he continue to have on national political conversations as well as on how his administration is remembered?
Obama White House speechwriter Cody Keenan reflected on key speeches crafted during 10 of the tensest days of the Obama presidency in June 2015, which included the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted the unveiling of the official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Former President Obama paid tribute to President Biden, saying, "Joe, it is now America's good fortune to have you as president." ... The president commented on his friendship with former President Obama* and what they were able to accomplish during the latter's administration.
Former President Barack Obama,former first lady Michelle Obama, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D), and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. ... The Obama* Foundation hosted this virtual event.
White House Obama FoundationWriter and producer Jack Cashill took a critical look at President Obama's memoir and argued that the former president's focus on race has divided the country.
He compared the two men to the recently-inaugurated President Barack Obama.
Former President Barack Obama reflected on his life and political career.
Bush, Obama, and Trump took part in a discussion with Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service students about crises during their administrations.
Liza Mundy and Krissah Thompson talked about the life and influence of first lady Michelle Obama and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. ... Video clips shown included several from a 2009 interview given by Michelle Obama and a clip of an April 2008 interview with President Obama.
Author David Maraniss talked about his tenth book, Barack Obama; The Story. ... David Maraniss spoke with relatives of President Obama in Kenya and discovered the president's African ancestral history on the shores of Lake Victoria. He toured the houses where young Barry Obama* lived in Indonesia and found the Kansas family homes and sites where his mother's family began.
Viewers commented on Senate Republicans' probes of former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Viewers commented on Senate Republicans' probes of former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Presidential rhetoric scholar Robert Rowland compared the speaking styles and effectiveness of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama - and detailed what they shared in common.
Valerie Jarrett talked about her book, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward, in which she recounted her career and journey to serve as former senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
New York Times Magazine's Jeanne Marie Laskas discussed letters from Americans that President Obama received and responded to while in office. Several Office of Presidential Correspondence staff members in the Obama administration also took part in the discussion.
Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments on former President Barack Obama's previous-day speech yesterday at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ... Obama rebuked President Trump and the Republican Party, and urged Democrats and others to vote in the midterm elections.
Former White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer discussed how media, politics, and the internet changed during the Obama presidency. He is in conversation with Alyssa Mastromonaco, former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama.
