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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Bemusement, I've been puzzled at the degree to which this thing justkept on going

bemusement, I've been puzzled at the degree to which this thing just
kept on going

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bemusement,
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I've been puzzled at the degree
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to which this thing just kept on going.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:59
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 • E01 Because we weren't actually sitting at that table - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:12
Because we weren't actually sitting at that table
S01 • E02 They don't want to sit next to an "anti-American racist." - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
They don't want to sit next to an "anti-American r...
S01 • E03 We've had every official in Hawaii, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:19
We've had every official in Hawaii,
S01 • E02 And they will not only attack you - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
And they will not only attack you
S01 • E01 Chicago was a hotbed - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
Chicago was a hotbed
S01 • E02 This is going to scare the hell out of white people, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
This is going to scare the hell out of white people,
S01 • E02 Martin Luther King Jr.'s last sermon was gonna be - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:22
Martin Luther King Jr.'s last sermon was gonna be
S01 • E01 We lived in the same area of Chicago, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
We lived in the same area of Chicago,
S01 • E01 I thought he was a nice-looking young man, pleasant. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
I thought he was a nice-looking young man, pleasant.
S01 • E03 Certification that is given - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
Certification that is given
S01 • E01 Then all of a sudden, I heard that he was running - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
Then all of a sudden, I heard that he was running
S01 • E03 I know that there's gonna be a segment of people, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:10
I know that there's gonna be a segment of people,
S01 • E01 OBAMA: You know, I-- I wasn't really focused - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
OBAMA: You know, I-- I wasn't really focused
S01 • E02 Barack knows what it means - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
Barack knows what it means
S01 • E03 But I'm speaking to the vast majority - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
But I'm speaking to the vast majority
S01 • E01 I think, I've been continually experimenting - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
I think, I've been continually experimenting
S01 • E03 We do not have time for this kind of silliness, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
We do not have time for this kind of silliness,
S01 • E01 I tried community organizing, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
I tried community organizing,
S01 • E02 Hillary ain't never been called a (BLEEP). - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
Hillary ain't never been called a (BLEEP).
S01 • E01 And the idea of participating in the legislative process - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:12
And the idea of participating in the legislative process