The Audacity Of Hope expanded on his ideas from the speech and laid out much of the topics of what would become his presidential campaign in 2008. The phrase “audacity of hope” is one Obama picked up from his former pastor, who gave a sermon about a George Frederic Watts painting called “ Hope” in 1990. This speech put him on the map as a serious presidential candidate. His keynote address, entitled “The Audacity of Hope” was by far the best speech of the convention. In 2004, Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, during John Kerry’s presidential campaign. ![]() The speech that really made him president was given long before he ever announced to run. Not the presidential debate or the inaugural address. ![]() ![]() Have you ever seen the speech that made Barack Obama president? No? First off, it wasn’t any of the speeches he delivered during his campaign. Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account*:
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