E-mail a friendJanuary 20, 2009
Tavis revisits his conversations with President Barack Obama during his six previous appearances on the show, dating back to his days as a little-known Illinois state senator. Highlights include Obama's appearance the day after his '04 Democratic National Convention speech. Excerpts of the inaugural address will also air.
President Barack Obama
President Barack Obama
Tavis revisits his conversations with the 44th president during his six previous appearances on the show. (23:21)
Illinois' junior senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the White House in February ‘07. He proved to be a stellar fund-raiser and, on November 4, '08, became the first African American to be elected President of the U.S. Previously, the only African American in the U.S. Senate, Obama is a Harvard Law School grad—and the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review—a former civil rights lawyer and former state senator. On January 20, '09, he became the 44th U.S. president.
