Show notes | PDF & Infographic | A Promised Land is the first of two presidential memoirs by Barack Obama. Obama welcomes readers into his childhood, adolescence, and onward to his political career.

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StoryShots Analysis and Summary of A Promised Land by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama’s Perspective

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. He was the first African-American US President. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983, Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black person to be president of the Harvard Law Review. In 2008, Obama was nominated for president a year after his presidential campaign began. He was elected over Republican John McCain. A year later, he was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. 

Synopsis

A Promised Land is the first of two presidential memoirs by Barack Obama. Obama welcomes readers into his childhood, adolescence, and onward to his political career. This political memoir covers every significant decision Obama had to make by 2011. It outlines the thought process behind these decisions. Obama is honest about the challenges he experienced, having adopted financial instability. He also outlines that he had to straddle between optimistic hope and the reality of tough decision-making.

StoryShot #1: Obama’s Childhood in Hawaii

StoryShot #2: Obama’s Fuel for Presidency

StoryShot #3: Obama’s Illinois Senate Race

StoryShot #4: Obama’s Political Development

StoryShot #5: A Low-Tech Solution to a Massive Decision

StoryShot #6: A Relaxed Approach to a Massive Decision

FIRST PUBLISHED ON 10 Jul 2021.

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