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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

In August, September,October, and November 2014, there were a lot of peoplewho didn't...

(MOB CLAMORING) DERAY: In August, September,
October, and November 2014, there were a lot of people
who didn't believe us

Full Transcript

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DERAY: In August, September, October, and November 2014,
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there were a lot of people who didn't believe us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:26
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 And, uh, you know, when we started 21 months ago, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
And, uh, you know, when we started 21 months ago,
S01 • E01 Do we participate in a politics of cynicism, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
Do we participate in a politics of cynicism,
S01 • E03 There were a lot of people who thought - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
There were a lot of people who thought
S01 • E02 And no matter what happens tomorrow, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:24
And no matter what happens tomorrow,
S01 • E01 I don't think Obama had any illusion - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:15
I don't think Obama had any illusion
S01 • E03 I remember people telling us, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
I remember people telling us,
S01 • E03 The police are killing people in your city, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:14
The police are killing people in your city,
S01 • E01 It was a new kind of American optimism. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
It was a new kind of American optimism.
S01 • E03 I think it's a generation, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:12
I think it's a generation,
S01 • E01 Voiced by somebody who embodied this melding of identity. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
Voiced by somebody who embodied this melding of identity.
S01 • E02 -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -...and I-- - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -...and I--
S01 • E01 It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:24
It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire
S01 • E03 And how to have their humanity recognized - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
And how to have their humanity recognized
S01 • E02 And so, there's great joy as well as tears. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
And so, there's great joy as well as tears.
S01 • E02 -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -I'm not gonna talk about it too long, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -I'm not gonna talk about it too ...
S01 • E03 -Yeah. -But how much of it - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
-Yeah. -But how much of it
S01 • E02 She was somebody who was a very humble person - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
She was somebody who was a very humble person
S01 • E01 (CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:12
(CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING)
S01 • E03 Well, I think an enormous amount, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:15
Well, I think an enormous amount,
S01 • E02 She was one of those quiet heroes - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
She was one of those quiet heroes