Current Office: President
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic
Additional Information:
Astrological Sign
Leo
Awards
Nobel Peace Prize, 2009
Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award, 2008
Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award, 2006
Chairman's Award, National Association for the Advancement Colored People, 2005
100 most influential people in the world, Time Magazine, 2005
10 people who will change the world, New Statesman, 2005
Harold Blake Walker Award, Christopher House, 2005
Rock the Nation Award, Rock the Vote, 2005
Outstanding Legislator Award, Campaign for Better Health Care and Illinois Primary Health Care Association, 1998
Best Freshman Legislator Award, Independent Voters of Illinois, 1997
Monarch Award for Outstanding Public Service, 1994
"40 Under 40" Award, Crain's Chicago Business, 1993.
Current Car
Ford Escape hybrid, Chrysler 300C.
Date of Wedding Anniversary
1992.
Father's Name
Barack Obama, Sr. (deceased).
Favorite Book
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Moby Dick
Shakespeare's Tragedies
Parting the Waters, Gilead, by Robinson
Self-Reliance by Emerson
The Bible
Lincoln's Collected Writings.
Favorite Food
(to cook) Chili.
Favorite Movie
Casablanca
Godfather I and II
Lawrence of Arabia
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Favorite Musician
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Bob Dylan
Stevie Wonder
Johann Sebastian Bach (cello suites)
The Fugees.
Favorite Quote
"The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite Sport
Basketball.
Favorite TV Shows
Sportscenter
C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network).
Hobbies or Special Talents
Basketball, writing, loafing with kids.
Mother's Name
Ann Dunham (deceased).
Personal Hero and Why
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mohandas Gandhi
Pablo Picasso
and John Coltrane.
Pets (include names)
1 Dog (Bo, Portuguese Water Dog).
Publications
"Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" (1995)
"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" (2006)
"It Takes a Nation: How Strangers Became Family in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina" (2006).
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