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Obama: 'You cannot sit back and wait for a savior'

2018-09-09T16:29:54.320Z

Former President Obama aimed sharp criticism at President Trump in a speech at the University of Illinois, where he also called on Democrats to vote in the midterm elections and warned that the biggest threat to democracy is indifference.

President Obama Farewell Address / Obama Final Speech (January 10, 2017) #ObamaFarewell

2017-01-17T01:18:30.961Z

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Obama's Historic Visit To Hiroshima Memorial - Full Ceremony & Speech

2016-06-07T08:30:02.743Z

Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Friday.

Some 140,000 people were killed when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city on Aug. 6, 1945.

Obama called for a world without nuclear weapons after visiting Hiroshima Peace Park Memorial, where he spent a short time in the site's museum and then solemnly placed a wreath at the arched monument.

President Obama Sings 'Amazing Grace' during Eulogy at Clementa Funeral Charleston Shooting Speech

2015-06-27T16:08:30.104Z

Obama sings Amazing Grace at funeral of Charleston shooting victim Clementa Pinckney. President Barack Obama ended his at times solemn, at times rousing eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed along with eight other African-American churchgoers last week, by leading the congregation in “Amazing Grace.”
After repeating those words, “Amazing Grace,” several times, the president paused before launching into the song as the mourners joined him.
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Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama on Friday eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the victims in last week's church massacre, calling him a "man of God who lived by faith."

"We are here today to remember a man of God who lived by faith," Obama said. "A man who believed in things not seen. A man who believed there were better days ahead, off in the distance. A man of service who persevered knowing full well he would not receive all those things he was promised, because he believed his efforts would provide a better life for those who followed."
The President's remarks both memorialized the victims and touched upon the current controversy surrounding the Confederate flag and what he said was a need for more gun control in the wake of the tragedy.

"By taking down that flag we express God's grace," he said.

Obama finished his remarks by breaking into song, leading the assembled in a rendition of "Amazing Grace."

Friday's funeral service for Pinckney isn't the first time Obama delivered a high-profile eulogy, and with a year and a half remaining in office, it may not be the last.

But when the President stood in historic downtown Charleston to remember the slain pastor and eight others shot down in their church last week, his speech moved beyond just grief for the victims -- Obama stepped directly into a national conversation about race in which he plays a central role.

Barack Obama's Entire White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech

2015-04-27T01:55:25.026Z

April 25, 2015 11:02 PM EDT - President Obama poked fun at GOP presidential candidates, Koch brothers and others at the 2015 White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday. (AP)