The Other Barack

The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father

Author	Sally H. Jacobs
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Biography
Publisher	PublicAffairs
Published in English	2011
Pages	304
ISBN	978-1-58648-793-5

The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father is a biography written by Sally H. Jacobs a Boston Globe journalist. She had access to Obama's Father's immigration file.^[1] The book also states that Barack Obama, Sr and Ann Dunham considered giving Barack Obama up for adoption to the Salvation Army.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ Boston Globe reporter withholds Obama file
↑ Barack Obama 'was almost put up for adoption:The Telegraph
↑ [articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-08/news/ct-talk-barack-obama-adoption-0708-20110708_1_barack-obama-ann-dunham-adoption Book: Obama's parents may have considered putting him up for adoption:Chicago Tribune]
↑ If Barack wasn't an Obama: book says President's parents considered adoption:The Independent
↑ Revealed: Barack Obama's 'playboy' father planned to have future president ADOPTED:Daily Mail

External links

After Words interview with Jacobs on The Other Barack, July 23, 2011

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States (2009–present)
U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)
Illinois Senator from the 13th district (1997–2004)

Life and politics	Early life and career Illinois Senate career 2004 Democratic National Convention U.S. Senate career Political positions Administration foreign policy Economic Energy Mass surveillance Social Space Nobel Peace Prize West Wing Week

Presidency	Transition Office of the President-Elect 2009 inauguration 2013 inauguration First 100 days Timeline 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Foreign policy U.S. War in Afghanistan U.S. withdrawal from Iraq Obama Doctrine Health Care reform Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act New START Pardons Presidential trips 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Judicial appointments Supreme Court controversies Cabinet Presidential Library and Center

Books	Dreams from My Father (1995) The Audacity of Hope (2006) Of Thee I Sing (2010)

Speeches	"The Audacity of Hope" (2004) "A More Perfect Union" (2008) "Change Has Come to America" (2008) "A New Birth of Freedom" (2009) Joint session of Congress (2009) "A New Beginning" (2009) Joint session of Congress (health care reform) (2009) State of the Union Address 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Tucson memorial speech (2011) Joint session of Congress (jobs) (2011) "Trayvon could have been me" (2013) Selma 50th anniversary (2015)

Elections	Illinois State Senate election, 1996, 1998, 2002 Illinois' 1st congressional district election, 2000 United States Senate election, 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, 2008 2012 Obama primary campaign, 2008 Democratic National Convention, 2008 2012 Presidential campaign, 2008 endorsements GOP/conservative support Presidential election, 2008 Presidential campaign, 2012 endorsements Presidential election, 2012 international reactions

Family	Michelle Obama (wife) Ann Dunham (mother) Barack Obama, Sr. (father) Lolo Soetoro (step-father) Maya Soetoro-Ng (maternal half-sister) Stanley Armour Dunham (maternal grandfather) Madelyn Dunham (maternal grandmother) Marian Shields Robinson (mother-in-law) Craig Robinson (brother-in-law) Bo (family dog) Sunny (family dog)

Public image

News and political events	Oprah Winfrey's endorsement Citizenship conspiracy theories litigation legislation Religion conspiracy theories Bill Ayers controversy Jeremiah Wright controversy Republican and conservative support (2008) Assassination threats 2008 Denver 2008 Tennessee First inauguration invitations Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Citizen's Briefing Book Tea Party protests New Energy for America Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Gates-Crowley Rose Garden meeting Resignation of Shirley Sherrod Impeachment efforts

Books about	Bibliography Obama: From Promise to Power Barack Obama – Der schwarze Kennedy The Case Against Barack Obama The Obama Nation Culture of Corruption Catastrophe Barack and Michelle The Speech The Obama Story Game Change Game Change 2012

Music	Obama Girl "I Got a Crush... on Obama" "Barack the Magic Negro" will.i.am "Yes We Can" "We Are the Ones" "There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama" "Sí Se Puede Cambiar" "My President" "Deadheads for Obama" "Air and Simple Gifts" Change Is Now Hope! – Das Obama Musical "Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney" Barack's Dubs

Film	By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009) 2016: Obama's America (2012) The Road We've Traveled (2012)

Other media	On social media Artists for Obama "Hope" poster "Joker" poster Situation Room Obama logo In comics

Miscellaneous	Obama Day (Kenya) Awards and honors Namesakes Obama chmo!

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