Politics

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

About the Program

From 2006, in "The Audacity of Hope" then-Senator Barack Obama offers his vision for the country. At an event at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, the author sat down with Bob Herbert of the New York Times to discuss the war in Iraq, the relationship between religion and politics, and his then-possible 2008 presidential run.

About the Authors

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama served in the Illinois state senate from 1997 to 2004 and was elected to the U.S Senate in 2004 and to the presidency in 2008. He is also the author of "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."


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Past Airings

  • Sunday, January 18th at 9:45am (ET)
  • Sunday, January 18th at 2am (ET)
  • Saturday, January 17th at 8:45pm (ET)
  • Saturday, November 8th at 7pm (ET)
  • Sunday, August 24th at 3:45pm (ET)
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