Slide 3:
On August 23, 2008
Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden (Delaware) to the nation as his running mate.
Biden made his first unsuccessful bid for presidency in 1988, and again in 2008 before dropping out of the race. A six-term senator, Biden is the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Slide 4:
The Election Results On Tuesday, November 4th, at 11 p.m. EST.:
Democratic Senator Barack Hussein Obama was officially declared president elect.
The first African-American president of the United States, prompting celebrations across the country and the world.
Slide 5:
Approx. 200,000 people in Grant Park watch a broadcast from the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, of 72 year old Republican presidential candidate John McCain as he concedes the election to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shortly after 11:15 p.m. EST. Chicago Reacts To Victory
Slide 7:
All Eyes Were Focused:
This historic US presidential election was closely followed around the world.
Kenya Declares Holiday As Obama Wins the Presidency:
President Mbeki congratulated Obama and declared November 6th a national holiday.
Slide 8:
The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States marks the reality of a dream few dared to say out loud.
Whether you were for or against Obama you were still a part of a historic moment; even if that moment meant amazement, shock, disbelief, etc. We have finally conquered the ‘last frontier’ in America.
For the first time, in the history of the United States, many Americans put aside their prejudices long enough to fulfill Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream:
“that a man be judged not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character.”
Congratulations
Mr. President!