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Obama first met Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in the spring of 2004, and was one of several names considered for the role of keynote speaker at the party's convention that summer. Obama was told in early July 2004 that he was chosen to deliver the address, and he largely wrote the speech himself, with later edits from the Kerry ...
The 2004 Democratic National Convention was famous because it included the keynote speech of Barack Obama, who would go on to be elected President four years later. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson served as chairman of the convention, while former presidential advisor to Bill Clinton , Lottie Shackelford , served as vice chairwoman of the ...
Barack Obama delivering the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Before his presidency, he served in the Illinois Senate (1997–2004) and the United States Senate (2005–2008).
More than 20 years ago, a then-state senator from Chicago entered the political lexicon of millions following a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Barack Obama, then a 42-year-old Illinois state senator, speaks at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.. A state lawmaker ...
While a Senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than twenty minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be well positioned to enter a ...
Former President Barack Obama gave an energetic and optimistic speech Tuesday night, praising Kamala Harris and decrying Donald Trump.