1. “As the Ground Shifts, Biden Plays a Bigger Role,” Helene Cooper, New York Times, December 11, 2010.
2. Jeffrey Toobin, The Oath (Doubleday, 2012), p. 12.
3. “Biden Urges Passage of Stimulus Despite Voter Backlash,” Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2009.
4. Presidential press conference, February 9, 2009.
5. “From the Campaign to the Battlefront,” Monica Langley, Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2007.
6. “The Choice,” George Packer, The New Yorker, January 28, 2008.
7. “A Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy,” Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, July 18, 2008.
8. “Man in the Mirror,” Michael Crowley, New Republic, December 31, 2008.
9. Bob Woodward, Obama’s Wars (Simon & Schuster, 2010), p. 36.
10. “Toxic Memo,” Harvard Magazine, May–June 2001.
1. Noam Scheiber, The Escape Artists (Simon & Schuster, 2012), p.61; “Inside the Crisis,” Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker, October 12, 2009.
2. EdSource, U.S. Department of Education.
3. Robert Draper, Do Not Ask What Good We Do (Free Press, 2012).
4. Interview sources.
5. U.S. Senate roll call vote 31, 111th Congress, 1st session.
6. U.S. Senate roll call vote 61, 111th Congress, 1st session.
7. U.S. Senate roll call vote 64, 111th Congress, 1st session.
8. Address to a joint session of Congress, February 24, 2009.
9. “Omnibus Spending Bill: Huge Spending and 9,000 Earmarks Represent Business as Usual,” Brian Riedl, Heritage Foundation, March 2, 2009.
1. “The time has come for universal health care,” Sen. Barack Obama’s address to the Families USA Conference, January 25, 2007.
2. “Mandates and Mudslinging,” Paul Krugman, New York Times, November 30, 2007.
3. “Obama, McCain Tussle on Health Care,” Boston Globe, October 6, 2008.
4. “Obama, McCain Forged Fleeting Alliance,” Paul Kane, Washington Post, March 31, 2008.
5. “Remember Obama v. McCain,” Chris Donovan, NBC News, January 8, 2008.
6. Press release, Office of Sen. John McCain, February 7, 2006.
7. “McCain, Obama Bury the Hatchet,” Jeff Zeleny, Chicago Tribune, February 8, 2006.
8. “Obama, McCain Forged Fleeting Alliance.”
9. “Obama Made a Strong First Impression at Harvard,” Ari Shapiro, NPR, May 22, 2012.
10. “Coburn, Obama: Latest Odd Couple,” Emily Pierce, Roll Call, September 29, 2005.
11. “Health Care Reform from Conception to Final Passage,” U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
12. “Grassley: Government Shouldn’t ‘Decide When to Pull the Plug on Grandma,’ ” Iowa Independent, August 12, 2009.
13. MSNBC, August 17, 2009.
14. “The Origin of Obama’s Pastor Problem,” James Carney and Amy Sullivan, Time, March 20, 2008; “That Rolling Stone Article…” Stephen Spruiell, NationalReview.com, April 16, 2008.
15. John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change (Harper, 2010), p. 235.
16. “Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumna Ann Dunham—Mother to President Obama and Champion of Women’s Rights and Economic Justice,” East-West Center, December 9, 2008.
17. “Opponents Paint Obama as an Elitist,” Perry Bacon and Shailagh Murray, Washington Post, April 12, 2008.
18. Ibid.
19. “Jackson apologizes for ‘crude’ Obama remarks,” CNN, July 9, 2008.
20. Real Clear Politics.
21. Heilemann and Halperin, Game Change, pp. 236–37.
22. “Mr. Obama’s Profile in Courage,” New York Times editorial, March 19, 2008.
23. “How Obama Snared the Lion of the Senate,” Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson, Washington Post, August 3, 2009.
24. “Finance Committee Approves Baucus’ America’s Healthy Future Act,” Senate Finance Committee release, October 13, 2009.
25. “Friends of the Earmark Make Themselves Heard,” Jeffrey Birnbaum, Washington Post, April 29, 2008.
1. Interview with Robert Gibbs.
2. Interview sources.
3. NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, January 23–25, 2010.
4. “Health Vote Caps a Journey Back from the Brink,” Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Jeff Zeleny, and Carl Hulse, New York Times, March 20, 2010.
5. “Nancy Pelosi Steeled White House for Health Push,” Carrie Budoff Brown and Glenn Thrush, Politico, March 20, 2010.
6. “Health Care Clincher: The Importance of Being Stupak,” Jay Newton-Small, Time, March 21, 2010.
7. Interview with Ron Klain.
1. U.S. Senate roll call vote 237, 107th Congress, 2nd session.
2. Speech given by state senator Barack Obama in Chicago, October 2, 2002.
3. Fitzgerald announced he would not seek a second term seven months later, on April 16, 2003. “Illinois Senator Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election,” Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, April 16, 2003.
4. Obama delivered his speech on Iraq and Afghanistan on July 15, 2008.
5. Bob Woodward, Obama’s Wars (Simon & Schuster, 2010), p. 33.
6. United Nations Country Profile, Afghanistan.
7. “U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan,” James Risen, New York Times, June 13, 2010.
8. MSNBC’s Daily Rundown, April 6, 2010.
9. Woodward, Obama’s Wars, pp. 40, 77.
10. “Obama team works on overhaul of Afghanistan, Pakistan policy,” Julian Barnes, Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2009; Woodward, Obama’s Wars, p. 88.
11. “Remarks by the President on a new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan,” The White House, March 27, 2009.
12. “U.S. Fires Afghan War Chief,” Yochi Dreazen and Peter Spiegel, Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2009; “Gen. David McKiernan Ousted as Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan,” Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, May 12, 2009.
13. “General Calls for More U.S. Troops to Avoid Afghan Failure,” Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, New York Times, September 20, 2009.
14. “How Obama Came to Plan for ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan,” Peter Baker, New York Times, December 5, 2009.
15. “Mullen Calls for More Troops in Afghanistan,” Mary Louise Kelly, NPR, September 15, 2009; “Mullen Says More Forces ‘Probably’ Needed in Afghanistan,” Wendell Goler, Fox News, September 15, 2009.
16. “McChrystal: More Forces or ‘Mission Failure,’ ” Bob Woodward, Washington Post, September 21, 2009.
17. Memo from Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Secretary Robert Gates, August 30, 2009. First reported by Washington Post, September 21, 2009.
18. “How Obama Came to Plan for ‘Surge’…”
19. “Obama Considers Strategy Shift in Afghan War,” Peter Baker and Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, September 22, 2009.
20. “McChrystal Rejects Scaling Down Afghan Military Aims,” John Burns, New York Times, October 1, 2009.
21. Secretary Robert Gates address to the Association of the United States Army, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2009.
22. President Obama’s address to the nation on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, December 1, 2009.
1. William C. Velasquez Institute, Latino Voter Statistics.
2. “Romanoff Confirms White House Job Discussions,” Michael Booth, Denver Post, June 3, 2010; “White House Defends Using Job Prospect to Sway Romanoff to Quit Colorado Senate Race,” Michael Riley, Denver Post, June 4, 2010.
3. List posted on BarackObama.com.
4. Interview with Carol Browner.
5. Meet the Press, July 11, 2010; “Republicans Could Gain Control of the House in November, Gibbs Says,” Associated Press, July 11, 2010.
6. “The Obamas: Book Reveals Friction Between Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama,” Sam Stein and Marcus Baram, Huffington Post, January 6, 2012.
7. “Pelosi Vents about Gibbs,” Jonathan Allen and John Bresnahan, Politico, July 13, 2010.
8. “Obama Rallies for Perriello at the Pavilion,” Brian McNeill, Charlottesville Daily Progress, September 5, 2010.
9. The Hotline, November 3, 2010.
1. “Dean Says Faith Led to Civil Union View,” Jim VandeHei, Washington Post, January 8, 2004.
2. Illinois Senate debate, C-SPAN 2, 2004.
3. U.S. House of Representatives recorded vote 316, 104th Congress, July 12, 1996.
4. U.S. Senate roll call vote 280, 104th Congress, September 10, 1996.
5. 2008 Democratic Party Platform as adopted, August 25, 2008.
6. “Jim Messina, Obama’s Enforcer,” Ari Berman, The Nation, April 18, 2011.
7. “Top Defense Officials Seek to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ ” Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, February 2, 2010.
8. “ ‘Don’t Ask’ Opponents Get a Boost,” Ed O’Keefe and Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, December 1, 2010.
9. “Senate halts ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal,” Dana Bash, CNN, September 22, 2010.
10. “Gay Protesters Interrupt Obama at California Fundraiser for Barbara Boxer,” Andrew Malcolm, Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2010.
11. “Obama Is Heckled by AIDS Protesters,” Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, October 30, 2010.
12. “Gay rights protesters demand Obama end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ ” Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, November 15, 2010.
13. “House Votes to Allow ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal,” David Herszenhorn and Carl Hulse, New York Times, May 27, 2010.
14. “Senate halts ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal.”
15. “Pentagon: Military Ready for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal,” Robert Burns, Associated Press, September 20, 2011.
16. “Pentagon Sees Little Risk in Allowing Gay Men and Women to Serve Openly,” Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, November 30, 2010.
17. “Senate Delivers Potentially Fatal Blow to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Efforts,” Ed O’Keefe and Paul Kane, Washington Post, December 10, 2010.
18. U.S. House of Representatives recorded vote 638, 111th Congress, December 15, 2010.
19. U.S. Senate roll call vote 281, 111th Congress, December 18, 2010.
1. Recovery.gov.
1. “The Surprise Trip to the Briefing Room,” Michael Shear, New York Times, December 10, 2010.
2. “President Obama & President Clinton on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Insurance & Jobs,” The White House, December 10, 2010.
3. “Obama Exits, Clinton Keeps Talking,” Carol Lee, Politico, December 10, 2010.
4. “Let’s Be Friends,” Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker, September 10, 2012.
5. “Obama plays golf with Clinton, McAuliffe,” CNN, December 2, 2012.
1. Bob Woodward, Obama’s Wars (Simon & Schuster, 2010), p. 343.
2. “On Defense, a Team, Not Rivals,” David Ignatius, Washington Post, June 7, 2009.
3. Woodward, Obama’s Wars, p. 343.
4. “Egypt protesters step up pressure on Hosni Mubarak,” BBC, January 31, 2011.
5. Live blog, Egypt protests, Al Jazeera, January 31, 2011.
6. President Obama’s address to the Muslim world, June 4, 2009.
7. President Obama remarks on the situation in Egypt, January 28, 2011.
8. Text of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s address to the nation, February 1, 2011.
9. “In Arab Spring, Obama Finds a Sharp Test,” Helene Cooper and Robert Worth, New York Times, September 24, 2012.
10. Ibid.
11. “Remarks by the President on the Situation in Egypt,” The White House, February 1, 2011.
12. “How Obama Got Bin Laden: A Detailed Account from Showdown by David Corn,” Daily Beast, April 29, 2012.
1. “Will Boehner’s ‘Blink’ Make a Difference on Tax Cuts? Not Before Lame-Duck,” Kate McCarthy, ABC News, September 13, 2010.
2. “And Now, Roy Blunt,” Dave Weigel, Washington Independent, July 29, 2009.
3. “Donald Trump, Wannabe President: I’ve Sent Investigators to Hawaii to Look Into Obama’s Citizenship,” Aliyah Shahid, New York Daily News, April 7, 2011.
4. “Poll: 46% of GOP thinks Obama’s Muslim,” Josh Gerstein, Politico, August 19, 2010.
5. The White House posted correspondence between Judith Corley, President Obama’s personal attorney, and Loretta Fuddy, Director of the Hawaii Department of Health.
6. “Remarks by the President,” The White House, April 27, 2011.
7. “How Obama Got Bin Laden: A Detailed Account from Showdown by David Corn,” Daily Beast, April 29, 2012.
8. “Obama Golfs for the Fifth Weekend in a Row,” Keith Koffler, White House Dossier, May 1, 2011.
9. “Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan,” The White House, May 2, 2011.
10. “Moment of Triumph: ‘Visual on Geronimo,’ ” Michael Scherer, Time, May 2, 2011.
11. “The Hunt for ‘Geronimo,’ ” Mark Bowden, Vanity Fair, November 2012.
12. “Osama Bin Laden Dead,” Macon Phillips, The White House, May 2, 2011.
13. “Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney…”
14. “The Hunt for ‘Geronimo.’ ”
1. “Exclusive: Bill Daley, Unplugged,” Roger Simon, Politico, October 28, 2011.
2. “Obama/Boehner Jobs Speech Mess: The Buck Stops with Bill Daley,” Carol Felsenthal, Chicago Magazine, September 2, 2011.
3. WhiteHouseMuseum.org.
4. “Bill Daley, a Weakened White House Chief of Staff, Steps Down,” Michael Scherer, Time, January 9, 2012.
5. “The Jack Lew You Don’t Know,” Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek, January 10, 2013.
6. “The Runaway General,” Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone, June 22, 2010.
7. “On Monday Night, McChrystal Called Biden to Apologize for Remarks in Profile,” David Gura, NPR, June 23, 2010.
8. “McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan,” Anne Kornblut, Washington Post, June 23, 2010.
9. “Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs,” The White House, June 22, 2010.
10. General Stanley McChrystal, My Share of the Task: A Memoir (Portfolio, 2013), p. 387.
11. Ibid., pp. 387–88.
12. “Statement by the President in the Rose Garden,” The White House, June 23, 2010.
13. McChrystal, My Share of the Task, p. 388.
1. National Exit Polls, 2008.
2. “VP Biden to Target Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida for 2012,” Associated Press, November 28, 2011.
3. “When Obama and Romney First Met: The 2004 Winter Gridiron Dinner,” Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times, September 30, 2012.
4. “Romney: Obama Called After Wife Fell Ill Recently,” Associated Press, January 4, 2009.
5. “Remarks by the President at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Senator Edward William Brooke,” The White House, October 28, 2009.
6. “Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs,” The White House, March 22, 2010.
7. “Why I Vetoed Contraception Bill,” Mitt Romney, Boston Globe, July 26, 2005.
8. FEC filing by RickPerry.org Inc., October 2011 quarterly report.
9. “White House Aides Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to Form Consulting Firm,” Jeanne Cummings, Politico, February 16, 2011.
10. “RNC Close to Calling Romney Presumptive Nominee,” Reid Wilson, National Journal, April 19, 2012.
11. 2012 election results, Kansas Secretary of State’s office.
12. A speech delivered at the dedication of John Brown Memorial Park in Osawatomie, Kansas, Theodore Roosevelt, August 31, 1910. Transcript courtesy TeachingAmericanHistory.org.
13. “Remarks by the President on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas,” The White House, December 6, 2011.
14. Ibid.
15. “As Romney’s Firm Profited in SC, Jobs Disappeared,” Jack Gillum, Associated Press, December 19, 2011.
16. “Companies’ Ills Did Not Harm Romney’s Firm,” Michael Luo and Julie Creswell, New York Times, June 22, 2012.
17. “Mitt Romney: ‘I Have Some Friends Who Are NASCAR Team Owners,’ ” Ariel Edwards-Levy, Huffington Post, February 26, 2012.
18. “Mitt Romney Talks About NFL Owner Friends,” Shira Schoenberg, Boston Globe, March 13, 2012.
19. “Mitt Romney Says ‘Corporations Are People,’ ” Philip Rucker, Washington Post, August 11, 2011.
20. “Obama’s Speech in Columbus, Ohio, May 2012,” Council on Foreign Relations, May 5, 2012.
21. “Surrogate for Obama Denounces Anti-Mitt Romney Ad,” Raymond Hernandez, New York Times, May 20, 2012.
22. “Is This Obama’s Party?” Zeke Miller, BuzzFeed, May 22, 2012.
23. “Romney supporters drown out David Axelrod at Boston press conference,” Sarah Boxer, CBS News, May 31, 2012.
24. “So the Voters May Choose: Reviving the Presidential Matching Fund System,” Campaign Finance Institute.
25. Total advertising buys in August 2004 according to filings with the Internal Revenue Service.
26. “Behind the Scenes in the 2012 Campaign,” Robert Schlesinger, U.S. News, December 5, 2012.
27. “Master Campaigner Summons the Spotlight for Obama (and Himself),” Peter Baker, New York Times, September 10, 2012.
28. “Transcript of Bill Clinton’s Speech to the Democratic National Convention,” New York Times, September 5, 2012.
29. “Obama says all-day debate prep ‘is a drag,’ ” Mark Knoller, CBS News, October 1, 2012.
30. “How a Race in the Balance Went to Obama,” Adam Nagourney, Ashley Parker, Jim Rutenberg, and Jeff Zeleny, New York Times, November 7, 2012.
31. Ibid.
32. KDVR weather reports.
33. White House press pool reports from November 5–6, 2012.
1. “Genealogy for a Nation of Immigrants,” Alessandra Stanley, New York Times, February 9, 2010.
2. “News Conference by the President,” The White House, July 22, 2009.
3. “Health Care Front-And-Center on Public’s News Agenda,” Pew Research Center, July 30, 2009.
4. “Obama ‘Surprised’ by Controversy over Remark about Arrest of Black Scholar,” Associated Press, July 23, 2009.
5. “Beer Summit Begins: Obama Sits Down with Crowley, Gates,” Ben Feller, Associated Press, August 30, 2009.
6. “Remarks by the President on the Nomination of Dr. Jim Kim for World Bank President,” The White House, March 23, 2012.
7. “Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin,” July 19, 2013.
8. “How Mitch McConnell Enabled Barack Obama,” Isaac Chotiner, New Republic, May 15, 2013.
9. “When Did McConnell Say He Wanted to Make Obama a ‘One-Term President’?” Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, September 25, 2012.
10. “McConnell: I Take Obama ‘At His Word’ That He’s a Christian,” Sam Stein, Huffington Post, May 25, 2011.
11. “Obama Woos GOP with Attention, and Cookies,” Jeff Zeleny, New York Times, February 4, 2009.
12. “In President’s Outreach to GOP, Past Failures Loom,” Jackie Calmes, New York Times, March 11, 2013.
13. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, Barack Obama Form Unlikely Friendship,” Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman, March 8, 2009.
14. “In President’s Outreach to GOP, Past Failures Loom.”
15. “Obama Tells Donors Europe to Blame for Weak Job Growth,” Kate Anderson Brower, Bloomberg, June 2, 2012.
16. “Does President Obama Have a Second-Term Strategy?” Glenn Thrush, Politico, July 17, 2013.
17. “Obama Flashes Irritation in Press Room,” Jonathan Martin and Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, January 22, 2009.
18. David Mendell, Obama (HarperCollins, 2009), p. 278.
19. Ibid., p. 277.
20. “Obama Dines with Conservative Columnists,” Helene Cooper, New York Times, January 13, 2009.
21. “Obama Meets with Liberal Columnists,” Michael Calderone, Politico, January 14, 2009.
22. In 2009, Obama chose Louisville, North Carolina, Memphis, and Pitt for the Final Four. In 2010, he chose Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, and Villanova. Obama chose Ohio State, Duke, Kansas, and Pitt in 2011, and North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio State, and Missouri in 2012.
1. “Sources: No Movement in President Obama, John Boehner Cliff Talks,” Jake Sherman and Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico, December 13, 2012.
2. President Obama’s daily schedule, White House Dossier, December 13, 2012.
3. “Newtown School Shooting: Transcript of Police, Fire Radio Dispatch,” New Haven Register, December 14, 2012.
4. “Noah Pozner’s Family Remembers and Mourns,” Naomi Zeveloff, Jewish Daily Forward, December 26, 2012.
5. “A Timeline of Mass Shootings in the U.S. Since Columbine,” Aviva Shen, ThinkProgress, December 14, 2012.
6. “Chicago Police Confirm ‘Tragic Number’ of 500 Homicides,” Jeremy Gorner and Peter Nickeas, Chicago Tribune, December 28, 2012.
7. “Shaken Obama Says Hearts ‘Broken,’ Pledges Action,” Jared Favole and Carol Lee, Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2012.
8. “President Obama Makes a Statement on the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut,” The White House, December 14, 2012.
9. “White House Describes Gun Control Measures Obama Supports,” Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters, December 18, 2012.
10. NRA release of Wayne LaPierre’s remarks, December 21, 2012.
11. Democratic Party Platform, 1996. Archived by The American Presidency Project at U.C. Santa Barbara.
12. Democratic Party Platform, 2000. Archived by The American Presidency Project at U.C. Santa Barbara.
13. “Kerry on Hunting Photo-Op to Help Image,” Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, October 22, 2004.
14. Data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
15. “What President Obama Said About Gun Control in the 2012 Campaign,” Chris Cillizza, Washington Post, December 16, 2012.
16. “Senate rejects expanded gun background checks,” Ted Barrett and Tom Cohen, CNN, April 18, 2013.
17. “Senate Blocks Gun-Control Legislation in Blow to Obama,” John Whitesides and David Lawder, Reuters, April 17, 2013.
1. “Obama Makes His Immigration Push,” Zachary Goldfarb and Rosalind Helderman, Washington Post, January 29, 2013.
2. “Senate, 68 to 32, Passes Overhaul for Immigration,” Ashley Parker and Jonathan Martin, New York Times, June 27, 2013.
3. Ibid.
4. “NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizon Customers Daily,” Glenn Greenwald, Guardian, June 5, 2013.
5. “Snowden Used Low-Cost Tool to Best NSA,” David Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, February 8, 2014.
6. “Spying Scandal: Obama Owes Us an Explanation,” Gregor Peter Schmitz, Der Spiegel, July 2, 2013.
7. “Northern Ireland and Germany Trip 2013,” The White House.
8. “Merkel Calls Obama About Alleged U.S. Monitoring of Her Phone,” Scott Wilson and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, October 23, 2013.
9. “Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Chancellor Merkel of Germany,” The White House, October 23, 2013.
10. “Merkel, Hollande to Discuss European Communication Network Avoiding U.S.,” Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters, February 15, 2014.
11. “Reception for Obama Is More Sober Than in 2008,” Alison Smale, New York Times, June 19, 2013.
12. “Brazil Leader Postpones Trip to U.S. Over Spying,” Bradley Brooks, Associated Press, September 17, 2013.
13. “Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya,” The White House, September 12, 2012.
14. “What They Said, Before and After the Attack in Libya,” New York Times, September 12, 2012.
15. Second Presidential Debate, Federal News Service, Hempstead, N.Y., October 16, 2012.
16. “House Republican report slams WH for Benghazi attack,” Stephanie Condon, CBS News, February 11, 2014.
17. “Statement by the President,” The White House, May 14, 2013.
1. “Jaco Report: Full Interview with Todd Akin,” Charles Jaco, Fox2Now St. Louis, August 19, 2012.
2. “Remarks by the President to the White House Press Corps,” The White House, August 20, 2012.
3. “Obama’s Uncertain Path amid Syria Bloodshed,” Mark Mazzetti, Roberth Worth, and Michael Gordon, New York Times, October 22, 2013.
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. “Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on Syrian Chemical Weapons Use,” The White House, June 13, 2013.
8. “President Obama: ‘I have not made a decision’ on Syria,” PBS NewsHour, August 28, 2013.
9. “Syria crisis: No clear winner in Russia-U.S. G20 duel,” Bridget Kendall, BBC News, September 6, 2013.
10. “Joint Statement on Syria,” The White House, September 6, 2013.
11. “Remarks with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Hague,” U.S. State Department, September 9, 2013.
12. “Sen. Corker slams Obama on credibility,” Dana Bash, CNN, September 11, 2013.
1. “President Hosted Obamacare Watch Party,” Nikki Schwab, U.S. News, September 18, 2013.
2. “How They Did It,” Jonathan Cohn, New Republic, May 21, 2010.
3. Ibid.
4. “President Hosted Obamacare Watch Party.”
5. “Healthcare.gov: How Political Fear Was Pitted Against Technical Needs,” Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, November 2, 2013.
6. Ibid.
7. “Health Site Puts Agency and Leader in Hot Seat,” Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, October 28, 2013.
8. “Healthcare.gov: How Political Fear…”
9. “Officials Were Warned About Health Site Woes,” Sharon LaFraniere and Eric Lipton, New York Times, November 18, 2013.
10. “Tension and Flaws Before Health Website Crash,” Eric Lipton, Ian Austen, and Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times, November 22, 2013.
11. “Notes Reveal Chaotic White House Talks on Health Care Site,” Robert Pear, New York Times, November 5, 2013.
12. “Sebelius Stands Firm Despite Calls to Resign,” Robert Pear, New York Times, October 16, 2013.
1. “Remarks by the President at University of Michigan Spring Commencement,” The White House, May 1, 2010.