Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961.He is the 44th president of the united states and current president. .On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building .The choice of the announcement site was viewed as symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic "House Divided" speech in 1858.He emphasized the issues of rapidly ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care, in a campaign that projected themes of "hope" and "change".He announced on August 23 that he had selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate, from a field speculated to include Senatoc Evan Bayh and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
Obama meets with Bush in the Oval Office. Both sit at a distance in front of the presidential desk with their legs crossed and their backs on an angle toward the camera. They sit at right angles to each other.President George W. Bush meets with President-Elect Obama in the Oval Office on November 10, 2008.During both the primary process and the general election, Obama's campaign set numerous fundraising
records, particularly in the quantity of small donations. On June 19, 2008, Obama became the first major-party presidential candidate to turn down public financing in the general election since the system was created in 1976.On November 4, Obama won the presidency with 365 electoral votes to 173 received by McCain.He won 52.9% of the popular vote to McCain's 45.7%.He became the first African American to be elected president.He delivered his victory speech before hundreds of thousands of supporters in Chicago's Grant Park.The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President, and Joe Biden as Vice President, took place on January 20, 2009.
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