Inside Obama's Presidency (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Published 2023-07-18
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From President Barack Obama’s battles with Republican opponents over health care and the economy, to his dramatic expansion of targeted killings of enemies abroad, “Inside Obama’s Presidency” examined the 44th U.S. president’s key decisions and experiences during his first term — and how they might inform his second.
“Inside Obama’s Presidency” was a FRONTLINE Production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director was Michael Kirk. The writers were Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser. The producers were Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser. The reporter was Jim Gilmore. The deputy executive producer of FRONTLINE was Raney Aronson-Rath. The executive producer of FRONTLINE was David Fanning.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue - 00:00
Barack Obama Wins 2008 Election and Inherits A Financial Crisis - 00:50
In 2009, Republicans Develop Plan to Oppose Obama’s Initiatives - 04:06
In 2009, Financial Reform Slips Away - 12:55
The Obama Administration and the Price of Health Care Reform - 27:16
Obama’s Covert War: Targeted Killings in the “War on Terror” - 35:17
2011 Compromise on National Debt Creates ‘Fiscal Cliff’ - 40:03
49:08 - Obama Returns to 2012 Presidential Campaign Trail ‘Changed’
Credits - 51:57
All Comments (21)
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Obama's presidency and the situation with the Republican Congress is a scary reassurance that political difference still lies strong, and parties will put politics before people without question in a heartbeat
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Regardless of your political preference, you must admit that FRONTLINE’s documentaries are amazing
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Obama: “We’re going to change America!” Republicans: “No tf you’re not.”
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Obama: "Hey guys, I might be a Democrat, but our country is in a actual serious crisis, so I put a gift together for it, with almost half of it for you guys. It will really help our countries economy be jump-started from its near death state.We should work together, we're all Americans here." Republicans: "No."
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Thank you again PBS and Frontline for uploading this.
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President Obama came into the white house optimistic, but he did not realize that his mere existence was a challenge to the opposing side. I also think that it is weird that Obama is blamed for the lack of bipartisanship when it was the republicans that said they were against almost everything.
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Thanks PBS for making these available free and to the public online
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Can't believe I missed the first go round of this program. I think my distaste for politics and its reporting filtered out this lookback. But there is nothing like hindsight and a Frontline report.
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How did I miss this?? 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ Frontline --- thank you for all of these documentaries ❤❤
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Our government leaders are here for who? The people they represent? Not when they start out "NO" regardless of what is presented.
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Despite all this backlash, Obama always handled it all with class...
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Will there be a part two of this ?
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Politics is a nasty business. Not many make it out alive.
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While the two parties do not get things done, the people get screwed.
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Can they say yes to anything..I felt that 😂
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We need part 2
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we need a part two of this... good doc as always
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They did him soooo dirty. They did all of us dirty. They're just dirty, as we now can clearly see.
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I so miss this intelligent principled leader and his articulate manner of interacting with us as a country. Thank you Obama for your family circle, your historical advancement on an international level and outstanding humor. My gratitude is deep.
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Brilliant helmsmanship. Masterclass
