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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

As things unfoldedI realized, you know, I was just a targetthat he was using to get at the...

As things unfolded
I realized, you know, I was just a target
that he was using to get at the President

Full Transcript

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As things unfolded I realized, you know,
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I was just a target that he was using
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to get at the President.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:02
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Les Blank Films,Skyhill Films

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Movie Summary

Multi-part documentary explores the journey of Barack Obama from his early upbringing to the 44th U.S. President, set against the backdrop of the country's unfolding racial history.
S01 • E02 -(CROWD CHEERING) -I saw what America is, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
-(CROWD CHEERING) -I saw what America is,
S01 • E02 That is the country I see. That is the country you see, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:12
That is the country I see. That is the country you see,
S01 • E03 Only after the fact do they realize that - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
Only after the fact do they realize that
S01 • E01 RADIO HOST: On the line with me from Chicago is Barack Obama, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
RADIO HOST: On the line with me from Chicago is Barack Obama...
S01 • E02 (CROWD CHEERING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
(CROWD CHEERING)
S01 • E03 What appears to be an inflammatory - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:19
What appears to be an inflammatory
S01 • E01 Giving people some sense - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
Giving people some sense
S01 • E02 In a way that was informed by a broader sweep - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
In a way that was informed by a broader sweep
S01 • E01 That by the time an election comes about, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
That by the time an election comes about,
S01 • E02 He gave an interracial pedigree to hopefulness. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
He gave an interracial pedigree to hopefulness.
S01 • E01 We have victory in our hands, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
We have victory in our hands,
S01 • E02 (AIRPLANE ENGINE REVVING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
(AIRPLANE ENGINE REVVING)
S01 • E01 (CROWD CHEERING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
(CROWD CHEERING)
S01 • E03 It was four to five years ago today - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
It was four to five years ago today
S01 • E02 And with Barack Obama we can do it again! - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
And with Barack Obama we can do it again!
S01 • E02 (CROWD CHEERING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
(CROWD CHEERING)
S01 • E01 And so, Project Vote said we're gonna take the message out - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
And so, Project Vote said we're gonna take the message ...
S01 • E03 I was a young girl at the age of 17 - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
I was a young girl at the age of 17
S01 • E02 Not because Kennedy would bring large numbers of votes... - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
Not because Kennedy would bring large numbers of votes...
S01 • E01 OBAMA: There's the old story that when America is sick, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
OBAMA: There's the old story that when America is sick,