Chris Liddell-Westefeld

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They Said This Day Would Never Come

Chasing the Dream on Obama's Improbable Campaign

Beschreibung

In the year leading up to the Iowa Caucuses, few thought a freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama would be able to win the Democratic nomination--not to mention become the country's first black president. But something was stirring. Hundreds of young people from all over the country, inspired by a message of hope and change, began assembling in Iowa. What compelled them to uproot their lives and join a nascent movement considered such a longshot?gshot?

Autor

Chris Liddell-Westefeld joined the Obama for America campaign in 2007 and went on to spend five years on the Obama White House staff. Since 2014, Liddell-Westefeld has documented the story of the Obama presidency through oral history interviews. An Iowa native, he remains active in political campaigns and currently works as an oral historian in Washington D.C. where he lives with his wife and daughter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublicAffairs
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781541730618
• ISBN-10: 1541730615
• Artikelnr.: 55484552