The Speech that Made Obama President

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Publicado 2012-08-30
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party.

Political speech experts featured in this episode include:

Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live From The Campaign Trail

Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York

Robert Lehrman
Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University

Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University

Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner, West Wing Writers

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @vihaze6725
    Whether you like his politics or not, you have to admit, Obama is one of the most gifted public speakers in history.
  • @chrisb7198
    Times were so different when we had Presidents who could talk in complete coherent sentences.
  • @gjk540
    I will never forget this speech. I turned to my husband and said, "He will be president one day." I never doubted the certainty I felt that night.
  • @jaxoed
    Wow, there was actually a time we had to choose who was better - not who was less terrible.
  • @ML-ul2zq
    I was visiting my father in the nursing home when we watched this speech together. He pointed at the screen and said "There's your first black president right there." He died 3 weeks later. It seems a lifetime ago-and it was.
  • @jnyYT
    I’m from the UK and i got a sense of american pride just listening to this
  • A perfect storm is brewing in the United States. Inflation, bank collapse, severe drought in the agricultural belt, recession, food shortages, diesel fuel and heating oil shortages, baby formula shortages, available automobile shortages and prices, the price of living place.
  • @Vailskibum
    Throwback to when things were actually presidential
  • @malaekahana1
    Nice thing about Obama was that "He did not read much of his speeches, HE spoke freely..
  • @nilsp9426
    My understanding of people with a message like Obama's is that even if you are on the other end of the political spectrum, you are able to see in him and can be seen by him a human with ideas worth sharing and a live worth living. He was the one giving a speech at McCains funeral, praising his accomplishments and seeing in him a role model despite all the disagreements. We should bring that back.
  • @loadi2865
    Obama is one of the most gifted public speakers in history
  • @MrJmazing1
    I forgot how young he appeared before the 8 years of presidency
  • @rinyas
    "No one knew who this guys was" Everyone in the crowd holding up an Obama sign
  • @user-jj6vq7eb5k
    The most powerful speech I’ve ever heard. Barack we miss you . "THE AUDACITY OF HOPE.'' That gets me every time..
  • @Mmouse_
    I'm not even American... But I'd vote for Obama.
  • Funny how this got recommended to me after the worst debate in America's history
  • @mikeladu148
    “The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes America has a place for him too “
  • @belljoe
    Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!
  • @bwebb0061
    The most powerful speech I’ve ever heard. Barack we miss you 🤞🏽