We are the change we seek: the speeches of Barack Obama

"What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : Speech Against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002

"The Audacity of Hope" : Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004

"How Far We've Come" : Remarks at John Lewis's 65th Birthday Gala, February 21, 2005

"We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote Address at the Call to Renewal Conference, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006

"What's next for America?" : Speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007

"Yes We Can" : New Hampshire Primary Concession Speech, Nashua, NH, January 8, 2008

"A More Perfect Union" : Speech at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2008

"Change Happens" : Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO, August 28, 2008

"This is your victory" : Election Night Victory Speech, Chicago, IL, November 4, 2008

"A new era of responsibility" : First Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2009

"Open hearts. Open Minds. Fair-minded words" : Remarks at Notre Dame Commencement, South Bend, IN, May 17, 2009

"A New Beginning" : Remarks at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009

"A Happy Warrior" : Eulogy for Senator Ted Kennedy, Boston, MA, August 29, 2009

"A Just and Lasting Peace" : Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009

Justice Has Been Done : Remarks on Osama Bin Laden, Washington, DC, May 2, 2011

"I am here to say they are wrong" : Remarks on the Economy, Osawatomie, KS, December 6, 2011

"Newtown, you are not alone" : Remarks at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil, Newtown, CT, December 16, 2012

"We, the people?" : Second Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2013

"Now we need to finish the job" : 2013 State of the Union Address, Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013

"Trayvon Martin 'could have been my son.'" : Remarks on Trayvon Martin, Washington, D.C., July 19, 2013

"Put On Love" : Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D.C., February 5, 2015

"For we were born of change" : Speech Marking the 50th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," Selma, AL, March 7, 2015

"Amazing Grace" : Remarks in Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Charleston, SC, June 26, 2015

"A World that is Worthy of Our Children" : Remarks at the First Session of COP21, Paris, France, November 30, 2015

"You see, change requires more than righteous anger" : Remarks at Howard University Commencement Ceremony, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2016.

Introduction: "Let us march"

"What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : speech against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002

"The audacity of hope" : Keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004

"How far we've come" : remarks at John Lewis's sixty-fifth birthday gala, Atlanta, GA, February 21, 2005

"We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote address at the Call to Renewal Conference, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006

"What's next for America?" : Speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007

"Yes we can" : New Hampshire primary concession speech, Nashua, N.H., January 8, 2008

"A more perfect union" : speech at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2008

"Change happens" : acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO, August 28, 2008

"This is your victory" : election night victory speech, Chicago, IL, November 4, 2008

"A new era of responsibility" : first Inaugural address, Washington, D.C., January 20, 2009

"Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words" : remarks at Notre Dame commencement, South Bend, IN, May 17, 2009

"A new beginning" : remarks at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009

"The happy warrior" : eulogy for Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, Boston, MA, August 29, 2009

"A just and lasting peace" : Nobel Peace Prize lecture, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2009

"Justice has been done" : remarks on Osama bin Laden, Washington, D.C., May 2, 2011

"I am here to say they are wrong" : remarks on the economy, Osawatomie, KS, December 6, 2011

"Newtown, you are not alone" : remarks at Sandy Hook interfaith prayer vigil, Newtown, CT, December 16, 2012

"We, the people ..." : second inaugural address, Washington, D.C., January 21, 2013

"Now we need to finish the job" : 2013 State of the Union address, Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013

"Trayvon Martin ... could have been my son.'" : remarks on Trayvon Martin, Washington, D.C., July 19, 2013

"Put on love" : remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D.C., February 5, 2015

"For we were born of change" : remarks on the fiftieth anniversary of "Bloody Sunday", Selma, AL, March 7, 2015

"Amazing grace" : eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Charleston, SC, June 26, 2015

"A world that is worthy of our children" : remarks at the first session of COP21, Paris, France, November 30, 2015

"You see, change requires more than righteous anger" : remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2016

"We must go forward" : remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, New York City, NY, September 20, 2016

"What our democracy demands" : farewell address, Chicago, IL, January 10, 2017.