In February of 2007, the first term US Senator from Illinois announced his intention to become the 44th President of the United States. Starting with his inaugural speech, Barack Obama: A Year in Speeches, carries the reader through the ten most important speeches of the President's first year in office. Inside you'll find:-The inaugural address that unified a nation-Signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-State of the Union-Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court-Transformation of Energy Policy-Sen. Ted Kennedy's Eulogy-Winning the Nobel Prizeand much more. This is a volume that students, families, supporters of the President and political scholars will return to again and again.