THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN JOHN Kennedy and Barack Obama come to mind easily: the youth, the magnetism, the natural grace, the eloquence, the wit, the intelligence, the hope of anew generation.

President Obama ascended to — and stayed in — the Oval Office by campaigning on the lofty ideals of hope and change, urging Americans to reject pessimism and look toward a more promising future.

WASHINGTON — Barack Hussein Obama took his place as the 44th president of the United States under a bright January sky on Tuesday, defining the problems the nation now faces in unsparing terms ...

Barack Obama of Illinois this Tuesday will place his left hand on the Bible used at the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln 148 tumultuous years ago ... New York Post. Search ...

Since they ushered Obama into office, hope and change have taken a beating. Hard economic times, intransigence in Washington and political acrimony made it easy to mock the promises of 2008.

Former President Barack Obama, with President Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, participates in a fundraising event with Stephen Colbert at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in New York.

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama ran on a message of hope in 2008, at a time when the country was weary of the ongoing war in Iraq and reeling from the global financial crisis. The theme was solidified ...

Losing Hope in Obama. By Chris Bodenner. ... Obama lost me when he failed to channel the nation’s outrage at the 2008 crash to reinstate a New Deal style regulatory scheme.

Barack Obama laid out his concerns about picking Joe Biden as his running mate in the summer of 2008. The senator from Delaware loved to hear himself talk, he didn’t have a filter, and “he ...

Let us praise Michelle Obama, a tall, glamorous, intelligent, and strong-minded daughter of the Windy City who finally came into her own, without any … Skip to main content Newsletter ...

In Barack Obama’s new book, ''The Promised Land,'' the former president defends his legacy and explains what motivated him and at times left him distraught.