WGBH Forum Network; David Remnick: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
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David Remnick, a New Yorker editor and noted journalist, shares with us his thoughts on the historic 2008 presidential elecetion and his new book, The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama.No story has been more central to America's history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book thatfully investigates the circumstances and experiences of Obama's life or explores the ambition behind his rise. Those familiar with Obama's own best-selling memoir or his campaign speeches know the touchstones and details that he chooses to emphasize, but now--from a writer whose gift for illuminating the historical significance of unfolding events is without peer--we have a portrait of a young man in search of himself, and of a rising politician determined to become the first African American president.
