More information on the Evri API can be found at: http://www.evri.com/developer/index.html. By using or accessing the Evri API, you are agreeing to be bound by our Terms of Use which are specified at: http://www.evri.com/developer/tos.html PoliticianCountry LeaderBarack Obamapreceded_byPeter Fitzgeraldpreceded_byAlice Palmerpreceded_byGeorge W. Bushsucceeded_byKwame Raoulsucceeded_byRoland Burriswikipedia_paragraphBarack Hussein Obama II (IPA: /Barack-Hussein-Obama-en-US-pronunciation.ogg/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He began his run for the presidency in February 2007. After a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. On October 9, 2009, Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.nationalityAmericanreligionChristianchildMalia Ann, Natasha (Sasha)birth_placeHonolulu, Hawaiibirth_placeHonolulu, Hawaiibirth_date1961-08-04 00:00:00.0birth_date1961-08-04 00:00:00.0term_startJanuary 3, 2005term_startJanuary 8, 1997term_startJanuary 20, 2009spouseMichelle Obamavice_presidentJoe Bidenpolitical_partyDemocraticresidenceThe White House (official) Chicago, Illinois (private)source_urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_ObamanameObama, Barack HusseinnameObama, Barack, IIoccupationConstitutional law ProfessoroccupationCommunity organizeroccupationLawyeroccupationAuthorwikipedia_inbound_page_count6412name_birthBarack Hussein Obama IIend_date2008-11-16 00:00:00.0end_date2004-11-04 00:00:00.0websiteThe White HousewebsiteBarack Obamauniversity_attendedColumbia Universityuniversity_attendedHarvard Law Schooluniversity_attendedOccidental CollegePERSON