2. Obama’s Past
● Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on
August 4th, 1961 (Leo). He never had a close
relationship with his father who was born in
Kenya as his mother was born in the United
States
● Later in his life he fell in love and married
his wife Michelle and had to daughters by
the name of Malia and Sasha.
● He went on to attend Harvard Law School.
● Before becoming the President of the United
States Obama served as a U.S. Senator and
lawyer.
3. Political Views
● Obama is a democratic president.
● Signed tax relief that extended the
unemployment benifits of American
citizens.
● He has always stressed the importance of
reducing the federal budget deficit.
● Strong supporter of women’s rights
● Strong supporter of gay rights
● Supports strict gun control
● Created ‘obamacare” to help with health
insurance.
4. Achievements
- Passed healthcare reform : more than 20
million people have gained coverage since the
passage of the law.
- Signed the $787 billion American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act in 2009 : This rescued
the economy.
- Eliminated Osama Bin Laden : He was killed in
2011
- Passed wall street reform: This tightens capital
requirements on large banks and other
financial instructions.
- Normalized relations with cuba: This ended
the cold war policy of isolation.
5. Involvement in Major Historical Events
● Barack Obama improved America’s image to other countries.
● December 17, 2008 Barack Obama was named the Person of the Year for Times
Magazine
● American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009, was for elderly citizens who
have paid taxes for years and wanted their financial future to be secure.
● On March 23. 2010, Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act.
● The law wanted to make health insurance more affordable and available to
citizens that needed it.
6. Significant events during obama's presidential
term● First black president
● Obamacare improved the availability of health insurance to all americans the act
is called the affordable care act.
● He gave the go ahead and watched a live feed of Osama Bin Laden be executed
the leading terrorists behind the 911 attacks. Which had killed many americans
and was the first terrorist attack on united states soil.
