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UnavailableBrian Abrams, “Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017” (Little A, 2018)
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Brian Abrams, “Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017” (Little A, 2018)

FromNew Books in History


Currently unavailable

Brian Abrams, “Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017” (Little A, 2018)

FromNew Books in History

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brian Abrams interviewed more than 100 people – Democrats, Republicans, cabinet officials, White House aides, campaign operatives, congresspeople and activists – to piece together a comprehensive oral history of the Barack Obama presidency, in Obama: An Oral History, 2009-2017 (Little A, 2018).  Based almost solely on the words of those who helped Obama win election and govern the country, Abrams begins with Obama’s famous anti-war speech in 2002 and carries the reader through the shocking aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory. Through often candid and unvarnished remembrances, readers will relive the debates between Democrats and Republicans, and between pragmatists and idealists, that shaped Obama’s legacy and continue to reverberate. Abrams gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most dramatic presidencies in history.

Bill Scher is a Contributing Editor for POLITICO Magazine. He has provided political commentary on CNN, NPR and MSNBC. He has been published in The New York Times, The New Republic, and The New York Daily News among other publications. He is author of Wait! Don’t Move to Canada, published by Rodale in 2006.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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