Barack Obama

@BarackObama

Dad, husband, President, citizen.

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    Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hea…

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    Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a…
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    Got the chance to see these talented players in action today! It was great having the @WNBA at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center for All-Star Weekend.

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    There’s nothing like a choir to get you fired up! Michelle and I enjoyed this beautiful performance from the Uniting Voices Chicago during the grand opening of the Obama President…

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    The arguments we’re having today aren’t new. In fact, we were having many of the same ones more than 150 years ago during Reconstruction. I recently sat down with Malcolm Gladwell…

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    America is a constant work in progress. Every generation must take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further—protecting what’s right, fixing what’s wrong, and making…

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    I would read letters like Emily’s every night in the White House. They were powerful reminders of why the work we did mattered, and who we were fighting for. When folks visit the…

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    My sister Maya and I were profoundly shaped by the influence of our mom, Ann Dunham. Giving Maya a preview of the Obama Presidential Center, including a new sculpture by Maya Lin…

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    Reconstruction was a pivotal and turbulent chapter in our nation’s history – and its consequences are still being felt today. With @HGMedia's Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promis…

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    It was great catching up with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center. We spoke about the game we love, what it means to open the Center in…

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    To all the dads out there – Happy Father’s Day! Nothing we do is more fulfilling!

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    To all the dads out there – Happy Father’s Day! Nothing we do is more fulfillin…
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    I had one rule this week: no one plays on Home Court until some old friends and I get some shots up. Who’s got next? 🏀

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    Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

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    Punihei, thank you for that outstanding introduction and for all the work you’re doing back home in Hawaiʻi!

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    Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come t…

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    More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement…

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    To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

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    To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, cou…
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    We can’t wait to welcome you to the Obama Presidential Center. Tune in now to hear our remarks along with performances by artists and changemakers from around the world who will j…

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    The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on https://t.co/GYkEOK8EuT starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate w…

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    The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on https://t.co…
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    It was great reconnecting with our alumni tonight! Michelle and I will always be grateful for the chance to work side-by-side with so many brilliant, selfless people who believed…

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    To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years. I got a little…

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    It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist — to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Mi…

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    It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Ange… It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Ange…
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    Chicago, it’s good to be home! Michelle and I built the Obama Presidential Center to be a place where people of all ages can learn, play, and work – and we can't wait to welcome y…

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    Chicago, it’s good to be home! Michelle and I built the Obama Presidential Cent… Chicago, it’s good to be home! Michelle and I built the Obama Presidential Cent…
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    Our @MBK_Alliance Ambassadors are examples of the outstanding young people we’ve been proud to support at the @ObamaFoundation over the years. We hope the Obama Presidential Cente…

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    I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that @MichelleObama has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and bey…

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    It was great meeting with the talented folks who’ll be working at the Obama Presidential Center. We're excited to welcome everybody here soon!

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    As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every ni…

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    On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never…

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    On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave…
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    Barney Frank was one of a kind. For more than three decades in Congress, he fought tirelessly for the people of Massachusetts, helped make housing more affordable, stood up for th…

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    Barney Frank was one of a kind. For more than three decades in Congress, he fou…
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    The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today, voters…

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    Proud of our @ObamaFoundation Scholars and the incredible work they’re doing in their communities.

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