An original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historians Barack Obama's election as the first African American president

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSEL

Lively and engaging essays covering President Obama’s domestic and foreign policy, governing style, and character.

This is the first book to present both the arguments for and against Barack Obama’s presidency and its policies. In it, prominent political scientists and Was

“Divulge[s] the details of top-level deliberations—details that were almost certainly known only to the administration’s inner circle” (The Wall Street