Barack Obama - President of the United States (POTUS)

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Barack Hussein Obama

44th President of the United States
(January 20, 2009 to Present)

Nicknames: None listed.

Born: August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Father: Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.
Mother: Ann Dunham
Married: Michelle Robinson (1964- ), on October 18, 1992
Children: Malia Ann Obama (1999- ); Natasha "Sasha" Obama (2001- )

Religion: United Church of Christ
Education: Attended Occidental College; Graduated Columbia University (1983); Graduated from Harvard Law School (1991)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Other Government Positions:

Member of Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004
United States Senator, 2005-08

Presidential Salary: $400,000/year + $50,000 expense account

**Presidential Election Results:**
Year		Popular Votes	Electoral Votes
2008	Barack Obama	69,456,897	365
	John McCain	59,934,814	173

Vice President: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (2009- )

Cabinet:

Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton (2009- )
Secretary of the Treasury: Timothy Geithner (2009- )
Secretary of Defense: Robert M. Gates (2009- )
Attorney General: Eric Holder (2009-)
Secretary of the Interior: Ken Salazar (2009- )
Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack (2009- )
Secretary of Commerce: Gary Locke (2009- )
Secretary of Labor: Hilda Solis (2009- )
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Kathleen Sebelius (2009- )
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Shaun Donovan (2009- )
Secretary of Transportation: Ray LaHood (2009- )
Secretary of Energy: Steven Chu (2009- )
Secretary of Education: Arne Duncan (2009- )
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Eric K. Shinseki (2009- )
Secretary of Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano (2009- )

Notable Events:

Internet Biographies:

Barack Obama -- from White House: Basic biography.
Barack Obama -- from Biography.com: Background including key political moments in Obama's life.

Historical Documents:

Keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (2004)
"A More Perfect Union" (2008)
Obama election night remarks (2008)
First Inaugural Address (2009)

Media Resources:

Audio & Video
Obama Administration from C-SPAN: Find video of C-SPAN's coverage of the Obama Administration.

Other Internet Resources:

Points of Interest:

Obama was the first African-American U.S. president.
Obama was the first president born outside of the contiguous United States.
Obama is left-handed.

Previous President: George Walker Bush

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