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Abridged.
Duration: 6:10:28.
Performer
Read by Barack Obama.
Summary
Senator Barack Obama reflects on the American ideals that led him into politics. Barack Obama has been hailed by voters of all stripes as a man of uncommon gifts and far-reaching vision. In "The audacity of hope", he draws on his personal experience as a senator and lawyer, professor and father, Christian and skeptic, and finds a shared language about our nation's values. At the same time he explores the gap between our American ideals and the ruthless imperatives of today's politics.