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The 50 pages that link to Barack Obama, each with the reason it gives.

• Harvard UniversityRelated: His public career illustrates the university’s connection to national political leadership.

• Columbia UniversityRelated: He graduated from Columbia College before entering public life.

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Related: His surge expanded the war before the U.S. shifted toward withdrawal.

• Oprah WinfreyRelated: Winfrey endorsed his 2008 presidential campaign and campaigned with him in South Carolina.

• 2008 financial crisisRelated: His administration implemented major financial reforms and continued bank stabilization efforts.

• Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActRelated: Obama backed the reform effort and signed Dodd–Frank into law.

• Harvard Law SchoolRelated: He studied at the school and became the first Black president of its law review.

• Joe BidenRelated: Biden served as Obama’s vice president for both terms.

• Hillary ClintonRelated: He appointed Clinton secretary of state after defeating her in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries.

• Guantánamo Bay detention campRelated: He ordered the camp's closure, but Congress and other obstacles prevented it from closing.

• Iran–United States relationsRelated: His administration negotiated the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.

• Tea Party movementRelated: Opposition to his administration’s agenda became a central focus of Tea Party activism.

• Iran nuclear dealRelated: Obama’s administration negotiated the deal and presented it as a way to constrain Iran’s nuclear program.

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Related: Obama made the stimulus package a central early priority of his administration.

• John McCainRelated: Obama defeated McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

• Kamala HarrisRelated: Obama endorsed Harris after Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.

• Lawrence LessigRelated: Lessig supported Obama’s early political career before focusing on campaign-finance reform.

• 2008 United States presidential electionRelated: His victory made him the first Black American elected president.

• Mary BarraRelated: His administration oversaw the federal rescue and restructuring of GM before Barra became CEO.

• Michelle ObamaRelated: Their marriage and political partnership brought Obama into national public life.

• Nancy PelosiRelated: Pelosi led the House when Obama’s administration enacted its major health-care law.

• Chelsea ManningRelated: Obama commuted Manning’s prison sentence shortly before leaving office in 2017.

• Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentRelated: His 2016 action expanded the monument’s protected waters substantially.

• WaterboardingRelated: He issued an executive order prohibiting the CIA from using interrogation methods outside the Army Field Manual.

• 2000sRelated: His 2008 election became a defining political milestone at the decade’s close.

• Bill MaherRelated: Maher’s political commentary and campaign support often focused on Obama and his presidency.

• David PetraeusRelated: Obama appointed Petraeus to lead the CIA and later accepted his resignation.

• Harvard Law ReviewRelated: He served as the Harvard Law Review’s first Black president in 1990–1991.

• Yuval Noah HarariRelated: Obama has praised Sapiens and discussed its account of human history.

• Daniel InouyeRelated: Obama presented Inouye with the Medal of Freedom in 2013.

• Frances Fox PivenRelated: Piven publicly criticized Obama-era policy and debated the political strategy of social movements.

• Jim LehrerRelated: Lehrer moderated the first presidential debate between Obama and John McCain in 2008.

• Matthew ShepardRelated: His signing made the law’s connection to Shepard an official national commemoration.

• Bear GryllsRelated: Obama joined Grylls for a wilderness excursion in an episode of Running Wild.

• Bill AyersRelated: Ayers became a focus of political controversy because of his past neighborhood association with Obama.

• Ezra KleinRelated: Klein’s long-form interview with Obama examined the presidency, political judgment, and institutional limits.

• Jamie DimonRelated: Dimon’s banking leadership overlapped with Obama’s response to the financial crisis.

• Jesse JacksonRelated: Obama’s presidential campaigns followed Jackson’s historic bids and drew on a changed landscape of Black electoral politics.

• Kehinde WileyRelated: Obama’s portrait brought Wiley’s approach to a nationally prominent commission.

• Killing of Osama bin LadenRelated: Obama authorized the operation and announced bin Laden’s death.

• Marc MaronRelated: Obama’s 2015 appearance on WTF brought the podcast an unusually high-profile political interview.

• OʻahuRelated: He was born in Honolulu and spent part of his childhood on Oʻahu.

• Operation MoshtarakRelated: His administration’s Afghanistan strategy authorized the troop surge that supported the campaign.

• Saul AlinskyRelated: Obama’s early organizing drew on practices associated with Alinsky’s approach, though their relationship was indirect.

• Siege of KobanîRelated: His administration authorized intensified U.S.-led air support for Kobanî's defenders.

• Wolf BlitzerRelated: Obama’s presidential campaigns and administration were frequent subjects of Blitzer’s political reporting.