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We Are the Change We Seek, The Speeches of Barack Obama, edited by E.J. Dionne Jr. and Joy-Ann Reid

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We Are the Change We Seek

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edited by E.J. Dionne Jr. and Joy-Ann Reid

The Speeches of Barack Obama

A collection of Barack Obama's greatest speeches edited by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy Reid.We Are the Change We Seek is a collection of Barack Obama's 26 greatest addresses: beginning with his 2002 speech opposing the Iraq War and closing with his final speech before the United Nations in September 2016. As president, Obama's words had the power to move the country, and often the world, as few presidents before him. Whether acting as Commander in Chief or Consoler in Chief, Obama adopted a unique rhetorical style that could simultaneously speak to the national mood and change the course of public events. Obama's eloquence, both written and spoken, propelled him to national prominence and ultimately made it possible for the son of a Kenyan man and a white woman from Kansas to become the first black president of the United States.These speeches span Obama's career--from his time in state government through to the end of his tenure as president--and the issues most important to our time: war, inequality, race relations, gun violence and human rights. The book opens with an essay placing Obama's oratorical contributions within the flow of American history by E.J. Dionne Jr., columnist and author of Why The Right Went Wrong, and Joy Reid, the host of AM Joy on MSNBC and author of Fracture

Introduction: "Let us March" -- "What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : Speech Against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002 -- "The Audacity of Hope" : Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004 -- "How Far We've Come" : Remarks at John Lewis's 65th Birthday Gala, February 21, 2005 -- "We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote Address at the Call to Renewal Conference, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006 -- "What's next for America?" : Speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007 -- "Yes We Can" : New Hampshire Primary Concession Speech, Nashua, NH, January 8, 2008 -- "A More Perfect Union" : Speech at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2008 -- "Change Happens" : Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO, August 28, 2008 -- "This is your victory" : Election Night Victory Speech, Chicago, IL, November 4, 2008 -- "A new era of responsibility" : First Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2009 -- "Open hearts. Open Minds. Fair-minded words" : Remarks at Notre Dame Commencement, South Bend, IN, May 17, 2009 -- "A New Beginning" : Remarks at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009 -- "A Happy Warrior" : Eulogy for Senator Ted Kennedy, Boston, MA, August 29, 2009 -- "A Just and Lasting Peace" : Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009 -- "Justice Has Been Done" : Remarks on Osama Bin Laden, Washington, DC, May 2, 2011 -- "I am here to say they are wrong" : Remarks on the Economy, Osawatomie, KS, December 6, 2011 -- "Newtown, you are not alone" : Remarks at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil, Newtown, CT, December 16, 2012 -- "We, the people..." : Second Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2013 -- "Now we need to finish the job" : 2013 State of the Union Address, Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013 -- "Trayvon Martin ... could have been my son.'" : Remarks on Trayvon Martin, Washington, D.C., July 19, 2013 -- "Put on Love" : Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D.C., February 5, 2015 -- "For we were born of change" : Speech Marking the 50th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," Selma, AL, March 7, 2015 -- "Amazing Grace" : Remarks in Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Charleston, SC, June 26, 2015 -- "A World that is Worthy of Our Children" : Remarks at the First Session of COP21, Paris, France, November 30, 2015 -- "You see, change requires more than righteous anger" : Remarks at Howard University Commencement Ceremony, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2016 -- "We must go forward" : Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, New York City, NY, September 20, 2016

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