2004-2007
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July 27, 2004
Barack Obama’s Speech at 2004 DNC Convention
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C-SPAN: Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention
“ I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible.”
–Then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, 2004