A Promised Land Hardcover – November 17, 2020
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A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK
In the dramatic and highly anticipated volume one in which the former President of the United States of America spoke out from his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable journey from a young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, and describes in stunning personal detail his political education and the historical moments of the first period of his historic presidency - A period of dramatic transformation and upheaval. Where he tells all the details and the aspirations that he achieved by reaching the leadership of the free world.
Obama takes readers of this book on a compelling journey from his early political aspirations to the caucus victory in Iowa that demonstrated the power of popular activism until the night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first black African. An American to occupy the highest office in the country, the president.
Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the fascinating expanse and limits of presidential power, as well as the unique insights into the dynamics of American partisan politics and international diplomacy he has already brought to the ground. Obama brings readers into the Oval Office and the Situation Room of the White House as if the reader travels with him on all his field trips, to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing and other points outside it. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his co-chair government, grapples with a global financial crisis at the time, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, the former and current president of Russia, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, and clashes with generals over U.S. strategy in State of Afghanistan, dealing with the security wall. Repairing the streets, he responds to the devastating Deep water Horizon explosion, and authorizes Operation Neptune's Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.
The Promised Land is an extraordinarily intimate and introspective true story - the story of one man's bet with history, the faith of an organized community tested on the world stage. Obama is very outspoken about the balancing act of running for office as a black African American, carrying the expectations of a generation bolstered by messages of "hope and change," and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is outspoken in dealing with the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about the impact of living in the White House on his wife, daughters and relatives, and is not afraid to reveal his doubts and disappointments. However, he never retreats from his belief that progress is always possible within the great and continuous American experience, and this progress was one of his priorities after reaching the leadership of the great nation.
This powerful, beautifully written and frank book embodies Barack Obama's conviction that democracy is not a gift from above but something based on empathy and shared understanding and built together with hard work and on the ground, day in and day out to reach the goals set.
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