

Watch Companion
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Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism, unity, and hope through the power of words. But of all the speeches he's given, six in particular may define his legacy as, in historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's words, "one of the best writers and orators in the presidency." Interviews with eminent historians and key figures in his writing process give rare insights into these iconic speeches, as well as the Obama presidency and the man himself.

The Final Year
2018

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990

The Irishman: In Conversation
2019

Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015

Directed by John Ford
1971

Being James Bond
2021

Seduced and Abandoned
2013

Gilbert
2017

Listen to Me Marlon
2015