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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Barack Obama  ## Barack Obama  ## Barack Obama *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Obama to U.S. Air Force Academy Grads: How to Keep Our Nation Secure](https://time.com/4355618/obama-us-air-force-academy-commencement/) Watch President Obama's U.S. Air Force Academy commencement address *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at West Point in 2014](https://time.com/4341783/obamas-commencement-transcript-speech-west-point-2014/) "America’s support for democracy and human rights goes beyond idealism — it is a matter of national ... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2013](https://time.com/4341765/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-u-s-naval-academy/) "I’ll keep fighting for the capabilities and technologies you need to prevail" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Morehouse College](https://time.com/4341712/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-morehouse-college/) "It’s hard work that demands your constant attention and frequent sacrifice" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at the Ohio State University](https://time.com/4341688/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-ohio-state-university/) "Only you can make sure the democracy you inherit is as good as we know it can be" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at the Air Force Academy in 2012](https://time.com/4341655/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-air-force-academy-2012/) "We will maintain our military superiority in all areas" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Joplin High School](https://time.com/4341639/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-joplin-high-school/) "You can serve as a reminder that we’re not meant to walk this road alone" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Barnard College](https://time.com/4341560/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-barnard-college/) "Reach up and close that gap between what America is and what America should be" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2011](https://time.com/4340970/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-u-s-coast-guard-academy/) "I want you to know that your nation will do everything in our power to help you succeed" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Booker T. Washington High School](https://time.com/4340922/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-booker-t-washington-high-school/) "With the right education, both at home and at school, you can learn how to be a better human being" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Miami Dade College](https://time.com/4340894/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-miami-dade-college/) "I will always remember that in no other nation on Earth could my story be possible" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at West Point in 2010](https://time.com/4340845/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-west-point/) "We will commit ourselves to forever pursuing a more perfect union" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at Hampton University](https://time.com/4340815/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-hampton-university/) "What ultimately makes us American, quintessentially American, is something that can’t be taught" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at University of Michigan](https://time.com/4340774/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-university-of-michigan/) "We can’t expect to solve our problems if all we do is tear each other down" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 2, 2016 ### [Read President Obama's Commencement Address at The New Economics School in Moscow](https://time.com/4338052/obama-commencement-speech-transcript-new-economics-school/) "You get to decide what comes next" [POLITICS](/section/politics/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/barack-obama/","name":"Barack Obama"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/barack-obama/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/barack-obama/"},"name":"Barack Obama","jobTitle":null,"description":"","image":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87fc462d42af1050/69887c1dcd1bba185b6ff435/barack-obama-portrait.jpg?branch=production","url":"https://time.com/author/barack-obama/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```