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What was his childhood like?
He was born on August 4th, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. Obama's dad wasn't around when he was a child Obama was raised by his mother and grandparents. Obama was smart and he was good at basketball. -
How long was he president for?
He was president from 2008 until 2016 also he is the 44th president of the U.S. -
Where did he meet his wife?
He met her when he joined the Chicago law firm as a summer associate and Michelle Robinson was his adviser -
What was his college experience like?
Obama studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years and then transferred to Columbia where he studied political science. He then entered Harvard Law School in 1988 also he was a research assistant for his professor. -
What did Barack Obama accomplish as president?
Barack Obama passed a healthcare reform that provided universal and affordable health care to the people. another accomplishment is that Obama created new jobs so that people can work to get paid and so they can get lots of money. -
What did Barack Obama do in his free time?
Barack Obama likes to play basketball with a lot of people from his work, and even sometimes with journalists and other visitors during his free time when he is not doing anything. Obama spends a lot of time with his family too when he gets free time too. Obama likes to play golf, travel, go on vacations, coaches youth sports, when he has free time too. -
Why is Barack Obama an icon?
I think that Barack Obama is an American Icon because he was an African American President for a while. He was also the 44th president and he was the president for a very long time. Barack Obama made a lot of new changes about everything before Donald Trump was our president. Obama gave speeches and his wife was one of the presidents too. So that's why I think that Barack Obama is an American Icon because he was the president for a long time. also Obama went to a lot of countries too. -
What Does Barack Obama do during the holidays with his family?
Barack Obama's family went to Hawaii for the holiday vacation. His family went to New Mexico and to California for vacation too and they even went to visit the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park and even the Grand Canyon in 2009 and even went to Maine in 2010 too. -
What does Barack Obama's siblings do?
One of Barack Obama's siblings are Malik Obama. Malik Obama his from a country called Kenya and he is a Muslim. Barack Obama performed the same role at one of his brothers wedddings which was Malik Obama. Malik is the only member of the extended Obama family who supports Donald Trump. Barack Obama's other siblings are Dr. Auma Obama, Mark Obama, Daviad Obama, Abo Obama, Bernard Obama, George Obama and Kezia Obama. All of his siblings do different jobs and have roles. -
What made Barack Obama interested in politics?
Barack Obama was interested in politics because he wanted all Americans to be connected in ways that will transcend political, cultural, and geographical differences. Obama was interested because he quickly became a major figure in his party. He was interested in political because on January 3rd 2008 he won a surprise victory in his first major nominating contest. -
What are some positive things that Barack Obama did for our country as president?
Some positive things that Barack Obama did for our country as president are Obama has granted 562 commutations. Obama turned around U.S. auto industry, created race to the top, increased support for Veterans, passed credit card reforms, improved food safety system, achieved new start treaty, expanded national service, and ended war in Iraq in 2011. -
what do people who don't live in the U.S. think of President Obama?
People who don't live in the U.S. thinks that Barack Obama is a very strong majority. In Japan Barack Obama's popularity slid to 2/3 to his 8 year term. Obama went to a lot of different countries to visit people from 2009 to 2014. 98% of the respondents felt his visit to Hiroshima was very positive. When Obama went to the different countries he handled the visit, went to visit museums, and give speeches to people that live in different countries. -
what were his parents like?
Barack Obama's mom was from and was born in Wichita Kansas and Barack Obama's dad was born and was from Nyang'oma Kogelo, Kenya. Obama's parents met in 1960bin a Russian language at a University of Hawaii at Manoa. Obama's father was a foregin student on scholarship.
