NBC News Barack Obama Specials
Season 1
Ep 2. NBC News Presents Barack Obama: His Journey to the White House
- December 16, 2008
Â'Yes We Can!Â' takes the viewer through the story of Barack Obama'Â's life -– his childhood, his time in college and then law school at Harvard, and his work as a community organizer in Chicago. It also explores ObamaÂ''s political rise: from Illinois State Senator to United States Senator; from presidential candidate to now president-elect.Â… Also included, the full exclusive interview of Barack Obama by Tom Brokaw on "Meet The Press." In a wide-ranging conversation, the Presidnet-elect talks about his policies, his vision for the office, and even his battle to stop smoking.