Lesson 2: Bibliography

of Barack Obama
By: Fiona Vu
Early Life: Childhood
• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii 1961
• Taken care by his mother, Ann Dunham and grandparents
• Rarely saw his father
• Both parents passed
 Father car crash
 Mother ovary cancer

Photo of his mother, grandfather and half sister

Early Life: College
• 1979 graduated high school
• Attended a Liberal Arts college in Los Angeles
• 1988 transferred Columbia university in New York
• Enrolled to Harvard and won the election as president
Important events
• According to one of his memoirs he talked about how he did drugs when he was young
so comfort himself about his black and white heritage
• In his 4 years as president he was able to:
 Address the wage gap between men and women
 Funded $6,000,000,000 to NASA
 Etc

• After his 4 years were up we was elected again.

• Even though his mother wasn’t with him after she passed, she taught Obama value
lessons
Successes
• His professors saw potential in Obama
• He met Michelle Obama at the law firm that he was working in
• Married 1992 and became parents of their two daughters Malia Ann and Natasha
• Michelle Obama is one of the most influential women in the world by launching
projects such as Let’s Move!, a campaign to solve childhood obesity
Successes
• Michelle is also famous for releasing her book “Becoming” which inspired many
women around the world
• After the Obama family left the White House in 2017, Obama is still solving many
issues that have significantly affected this society such as the Black Live Matter
movement.
• He later reveal plans about building a museum and a public gathering area about
himself and Michelle Obama
Biography

• Janes, D. (2020, September 8). A Timeline of Barack and Michelle Obama's Marriage. Retrieved from Oprah
Daily: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a32347191/michelle-barack-obama-marriage-
timeline/
• Kovaleski, S. F. (2008, Febuary 9 ). Old Friends Say Drugs Played Bit in Obama's Young Life. Retrieved from The
New York Times: 2008
• Mejia, Z. (2017, November 4). The 3 values Barack Obama's mom taught him that guided him through his
presidency. Retrieved from make it: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/04/3-values-barack-obamas-mom-taught-him-
that-guided-him-as-president.html
• Nelson, M. (n.d.). Barack Obama: Life before the presidency. Retrieved from UVA Miller Center :
https://millercenter.org/president/obama/life-before-the-presidency
• Obama White House. (n.d.). First Lady Michele Obama. Retrieved from The White House President Barack
Obama: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/first-lady-michelle-obama#
• Rinder, G. (2020, November 16). Who Were Barack Obama's Parents . Retrieved from Oprah Daily:
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a34670592/barack-obamas-parents/
• Rogers, J. (2017, May 26). President Obama's favorite collage professor dies at age 69. Retrieved from AP News:
https://apnews.com/article/barack-obama-california-us-news-ca-state-wire-93f38df14e604e66b1f926baa8e9f56e
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