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Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 before becoming president. Illinois celebrates the day on August 4, Obama's birthday, each year. Similar to other commemorative holidays, it is not a legal state holiday, i.e. workplaces are not closed on the day. [1]
In his speeches as president, Obama did not make more overt references to race relations than his predecessors, [223] [224] but according to one study, he implemented stronger policy action on behalf of African-Americans than any president since the Nixon era. [225] Following Obama's election, many pondered the existence of a "post-racial America".
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Unless authorized by the United States Congress, a presidential proclamation does not have the force of law. If an Act of Congress is passed that would take effect upon the happening of a contingent event, and the president later proclaims that the event happened, the proclamation would then have the force of law. [3]
In addition to annual commemorative events, the President may proclaim a day or period designated for mourning or prayer after the death of noted officials including U.S. Presidents and Chief Justices of the United States or after major tragic events or disasters with serious casualties. [2]
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President Barack Obama talks with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter prior to the Let Freedom Ring ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2013.
President Obama after giving his first presidential speech. The central theme of President Obama's inaugural address was a call to restore responsibility—both in terms of accountability in Washington and the responsibility of ordinary people to get involved. [112] [113] Obama's address did not have memorable sound bite phrases. Instead, he ...