Inside Obama's Presidency (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Published 2023-07-18
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From President Barack Obama’s battles with Republican opponents over health care and the economy, to his dramatic expansion of targeted killings of enemies abroad, “Inside Obama’s Presidency” examined the 44th U.S. president’s key decisions and experiences during his first term — and how they might inform his second.
“Inside Obama’s Presidency” was a FRONTLINE Production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director was Michael Kirk. The writers were Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser. The producers were Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser. The reporter was Jim Gilmore. The deputy executive producer of FRONTLINE was Raney Aronson-Rath. The executive producer of FRONTLINE was David Fanning.
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CHAPTERS:
Prologue - 00:00
Barack Obama Wins 2008 Election and Inherits A Financial Crisis - 00:50
In 2009, Republicans Develop Plan to Oppose Obama’s Initiatives - 04:06
In 2009, Financial Reform Slips Away - 12:55
The Obama Administration and the Price of Health Care Reform - 27:16
Obama’s Covert War: Targeted Killings in the “War on Terror” - 35:17
2011 Compromise on National Debt Creates ‘Fiscal Cliff’ - 40:03
49:08 - Obama Returns to 2012 Presidential Campaign Trail ‘Changed’
Credits - 51:57
All Comments (21)
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Politics is a nasty business. Not many make it out alive.
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Obama's presidency and the situation with the Republican Congress is a scary reassurance that political difference still lies strong, and parties will put politics before people without question in a heartbeat
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Can they say yes to anything..I felt that 😂
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Thanks PBS for making these available free and to the public online
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President Obama came into the white house optimistic, but he did not realize that his mere existence was a challenge to the opposing side. I also think that it is weird that Obama is blamed for the lack of bipartisanship when it was the republicans that said they were against almost everything.
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While the two parties do not get things done, the people get screwed.
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Obama: "Hey guys, I might be a Democrat, but our country is in a actual serious crisis, so I put a gift together for it, with almost half of it for you guys. It will really help our countries economy be jump-started from its near death state.We should work together, we're all Americans here." Republicans: "No."
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Obama: “We’re going to change America!” Republicans: “No tf you’re not.”
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Our government leaders are here for who? The people they represent? Not when they start out "NO" regardless of what is presented.
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They did him soooo dirty. They did all of us dirty. They're just dirty, as we now can clearly see.
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Will there be a part two of this ?
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Can't believe I missed the first go round of this program. I think my distaste for politics and its reporting filtered out this lookback. But there is nothing like hindsight and a Frontline report.
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Regardless of your political preference, you must admit that FRONTLINE’s documentaries are amazing
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Thank you again PBS and Frontline for uploading this.
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We need part 2
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Despite all this backlash, Obama always handled it all with class...
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6:30 "The brightest mind of the republican party debated on how to be relevant." They found the solution in Donald Trump. Their worst nightmare.
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This is the best YouTube channel for documentaries. Thank you
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I so miss this intelligent principled leader and his articulate manner of interacting with us as a country. Thank you Obama for your family circle, your historical advancement on an international level and outstanding humor. My gratitude is deep.
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Is there an updated version of this documentary, since he served two terms?