The Presidency of Barack Obama

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By Julian Zelizer

Published Jan. 17, 2018

Barack Obama’s historic election as the first African American president seemed to usher in a new era, and Woodrow Wilson School professor Julian Zelizer has gathered leading American historians to put President Obama and his administration in context. The Presidency of Barack Obama (Princeton University Press) offers original assessments of the big issues that shaped his years in office, from the financial crisis to healthcare to gay rights.

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