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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

Yeah!-(CROWD APPLAUDS) -All right.-Yeah!

Yeah!
-(CROWD APPLAUDS) -All right.
-Yeah!

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-Yeah! -(CROWD APPLAUDS)
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Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:31
Uploaded
May 30, 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 That put me in a position where, leaving law school, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
That put me in a position where, leaving law school,
S01 • E03 VALERIE: His presidency begins at a moment - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:13
VALERIE: His presidency begins at a moment
S01 • E02 REPORTER: Barack Obama hit the lunch crowd - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
REPORTER: Barack Obama hit the lunch crowd
S01 • E01 And decided not to take what might have been - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:10
And decided not to take what might have been
S01 • E02 REPORTER: Polls show he's been losing support - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
REPORTER: Polls show he's been losing support
S01 • E03 We're moving closer to becoming a majority, minority culture. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
We're moving closer to becoming a majority, minority cu...
S01 • E02 He's blamed the media for hyping it, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
He's blamed the media for hyping it,
S01 • E01 I read a newspaper article one day that indicated - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:08
I read a newspaper article one day that indicated
S01 • E03 And we have to think about what it means to be American - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
And we have to think about what it means to be American
S01 • E01 He had been editor in chief of the Harvard Law Review. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
He had been editor in chief of the Harvard Law Review.
S01 • E02 -but-- but you were convinced... -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:13
-but-- but you were convinced... -(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
S01 • E03 TA-NEHISI: Obama I think gets a lot of flack - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:15
TA-NEHISI: Obama I think gets a lot of flack
S01 • E01 And, so, I figured what the hell, I'll call him. - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:04
And, so, I figured what the hell, I'll call him.
S01 • E02 You know, I-- I wish he didn't have polka dots, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:15
You know, I-- I wish he didn't have polka dots,
S01 • E01 He said, "You know, every firm is recruiting me." - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:09
He said, "You know, every firm is recruiting me."
S01 • E03 I think the way Obama conducted himself - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:07
I think the way Obama conducted himself
S01 • E01 But would I be willing to have lunch with him, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
But would I be willing to have lunch with him,
S01 • E03 TA-NEHISI: ...communicated a totally different symbol - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:05
TA-NEHISI: ...communicated a totally different symbol
S01 • E02 We are in this place, Denmark, South Carolina, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:06
We are in this place, Denmark, South Carolina,
S01 • E01 And finally after the summer, he said to me out of the blue, - Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 00:11
And finally after the summer, he said to me out of the blue,