Biographies

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

About the Program

Taped in 2004, then Illinois U.S. Senator - Elect Barack Obama discusses his memoir, titled "Dreams from My Father." It's his account of growing up in a racially mixed family, doing community work in Chicago, and a journey to Kenya where he met the African side of his family. Mr. Obama also talks about the challenges he expected to face when he took his U.S. Senate seat in January 2005. Includes Q&A.

About the Authors

Barack Obama

Barack ObamaBarack Obama represented the South Side of Chicago in the Illinois Senate before being elected to the U.S. Senate in November of 2004. Former president of the Harvard Law Review, he lectured on constitutional law at the University of Chicago.
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Past Airings

  • Tuesday, February 17th at 6am (ET)
  • Monday, February 16th at 6pm (ET)
  • Monday, January 19th at 4am (ET)
  • Sunday, January 18th at 8pm (ET)
  • Sunday, January 18th at 2:15pm (ET)
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