Barack Obama: 10 Interesting Facts About The Former President
The 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, was the first African-American president but throughout his time in office as well as before and after, Obama has…
DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 31: Former President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belle Isle on October 31, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Biden is campaigning with Obama on Saturday in Michigan, a battleground state that President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016.
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)The 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, was the first African-American president but throughout his time in office as well as before and after, Obama has been continuously making a difference. Through these 10 facts about Obama and his legacy, you'll see that he is more than just the first Black president of the United States but the interests outside of the office and personal life shape his relatability, hard work, and love for America.
Take a look at 10 facts you might not know about Barak Obama:
10. Barack Obama's name has a special meaning.
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)BOSTON - JULY 27: U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama of Illinois delivers the keynote address to delegates on the floor of the FleetCenter on the second day of the Democratic National Convention July 27, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The name Barack means “one who is blessed” in Swahili.
9. Michelle and Barack have a multi-year deal with Netflix.
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Barack Obama gives a kiss to his wife first lady Michelle Obama before the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Later in the morning President-elect Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president during an inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
8. He is left-handed.
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)FLINT, MI - OCTOBER 31: Former U.S. President Barack Obama arrives during a drive-in campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Northwestern High School on October 31, 2020 in Flint, Michigan. Biden is campaigning with former President Obama on Saturday in Michigan, a battleground state that President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Obama is one of eight presidents that are left-handed. Prior to Obama's presidency, James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton are all left-handers.
7. He was the first Black editor of the Harvard Law Review.
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 31: Former President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belle Isle on October 31, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Biden is campaigning with Obama on Saturday in Michigan, a battleground state that President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Obama was the first Black editor of the Harvard Law Review and was elected in 1991. Obama attended Harvard Law School from 1988-1991.
6. He has two Grammys.
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)FLINT, MI - OCTOBER 31: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Northwestern High School on October 31, 2020 in Flint, Michigan. Biden is campaigning with former President Obama on Saturday in Michigan, a battleground state that President Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
5. He won a Noble Peace Prize.
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 21: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in rally for Democratic nominee Joseph Biden, on October 21, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden is polling ahead of President Donald Trump in this battleground state that Trump narrowly won in 2016. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Obama won a Noble Peace prize in 2009 "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
4. Michelle Was His Mentor.
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The portraits were commissioned by the Gallery, for Kehinde Wiley to create President Obama's portrait, and Amy Sherald that of Michelle Obama. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
When the couple initially met, Michelle Obama was actually Barack's boss.
3. He has written four books.
(Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)NEW YORK - JULY 14: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) book "The Audacity of Hope" is displayed at a bookstore July 14, 2008 in New York City. This week's edition of The New Yorker magazine with a satirical illustration on the cover depicting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) dressed in traditional Arab garb and his wife Michelle Obama dressed in military fatigues and carrying an assault rifle is generating controversy. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Obama has written 4 books, "The Audacity of Hope", "Dreams of My Father", "Change We Can Believe In", "Of Thee I Sing", and "A Promise Land". "A Promise Land" is the best selling presidential memoir of all-time.
2. Secret Service used to call the President "Renegade"
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. Secret Service agents and Israeli security officers watch the audience while President Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center March 4, 2012 in Washington, DC. On the heels of his AIPAC address, Obama will meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Monday to discuss Iran and other issues.With more than 100,000 members, AIPAC is perhaps the most prominent organizatoins lobbying the United States government on behalf of Israel. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Secret Service had a special moniker for the President and it was "Renegade". Obama got the idea from the 1989 film Renegades that he used to enjoy watching on the "sleepless nights on board the Obama ’08 bus."
1. Being a father is one of his greatest accomplishments.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks with his daughters Sasha (L) and Malia during the annual turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House November 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. In a tradition dating back to 1947, the president pardons a turkey, sparing the tom -- and his alternate -- from becoming a Thanksgiving Day feast. This year, Americans were asked to choose which of two turkeys would be pardoned and to cast their votes on Twitter. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
