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Mr. President what was the hardest part of writing this book? I just finished it and learned so much. Sadly I was too young during your presidency to fully understand what was going on in the world, your memoir helped me frame modern US history.
Dear President Obama,
A true visionary is often judged to be ten or twenty years too early, so there's really no ideal time for anyone to enter the fray. You accelerated the changes America needed in too many ways to count, and for that my wife, three young daughters and I are eternally grateful. Thank you for for bringing civility, intellect, vision, humor and humanity to the White House and to the American people.
All the best to you and your family. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
Yours Sincerely,
Lars Boye Jerlach
Mr. President, I am deeply grateful you chose the time you did. My daughter was in first grade in 2008, and was thrilled to pieces that you won. She likely would have grown up as a thoughtful and engaged citizen regardless — at least that would have been my hope — but you made my job so much easier. As horrified as she has been by much of the last four years, she has expressed to me that is is grateful to have grown up knowing you as her President. She has been itching to be of voting age for a long time, and could not have been more eager to vote in her first election this year. (We are also very grateful for your former employees and their podcasts, even if Ben poached your title!)
As your election electrified me in Germany I think this generation would be not as inclusive if you would not have been President. I only realize now how much your election meant to me, how sure it made me that anything is possible.
I stayed up until 5 am, started to work at 7 with the people of the American Embassy in Stuttgart that night, and i will never forget the black man after you won, how he felt.
So I don't think you were too early. You contributed in making the Generation you now assume would be more open to your ideas. You made this Generation. If anything, you were too late but I don't think too early.
I feel the same sentiment as Raphael. Being part of the younger generation I can say that Barack Obama helped define my generation to be more inclusive, more engaged, and more open to diversity.
He was not too early, rather he made a generation that grew up with a politician who promoted empathy and we felt the impact of this.
DANIEL.....reading your post reminded me OR had me realize just how so many young people today are more aligned/into....having a hard time with the proper adjective.........I was born during the 'great depression' and even in high school, didn't have the know how (see even at a loss of words here) to 'think' as mly grandchildren do.....perhaps it's just that the teaching now is so much more open/diversified....having trouble again..........anyway......you said IT
Hello, Mr. President and fellow readers.
I believe that the fact that you, Mr. Obama, were President at that particular time - although it may have seemed more difficult for you, personally - was a very important fact and step historically and socially for us as a world community. As someone who was 12 years old in 2008, when you were elected, I can say it totally shaped my worldview and shifted my perspective about the changes that we can make in our society ("Yes, we can", right?).
You were opening a path and, I believe, that without your contribution and other people that as you were firsts in their fields, we, as a generation, wouldn't be at this point now.
Glad to be talking with you all the way from Brasil.
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Mr. President what was the hardest part of writing this book? I just finished it and learned so much. Sadly I was too young during your presidency to fully understand what was going on in the world, your memoir helped me frame modern US history.
Dear President Obama, A true visionary is often judged to be ten or twenty years too early, so there's really no ideal time for anyone to enter the fray. You accelerated the changes America needed in too many ways to count, and for that my wife, three young daughters and I are eternally grateful. Thank you for for bringing civility, intellect, vision, humor and humanity to the White House and to the American people.
All the best to you and your family. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
Yours Sincerely,
Lars Boye Jerlach
Mr. President, I am deeply grateful you chose the time you did. My daughter was in first grade in 2008, and was thrilled to pieces that you won. She likely would have grown up as a thoughtful and engaged citizen regardless — at least that would have been my hope — but you made my job so much easier. As horrified as she has been by much of the last four years, she has expressed to me that is is grateful to have grown up knowing you as her President. She has been itching to be of voting age for a long time, and could not have been more eager to vote in her first election this year. (We are also very grateful for your former employees and their podcasts, even if Ben poached your title!)
As your election electrified me in Germany I think this generation would be not as inclusive if you would not have been President. I only realize now how much your election meant to me, how sure it made me that anything is possible.I stayed up until 5 am, started to work at 7 with the people of the American Embassy in Stuttgart that night, and i will never forget the black man after you won, how he felt.
So I don't think you were too early. You contributed in making the Generation you now assume would be more open to your ideas. You made this Generation. If anything, you were too late but I don't think too early.
I feel the same sentiment as Raphael. Being part of the younger generation I can say that Barack Obama helped define my generation to be more inclusive, more engaged, and more open to diversity. He was not too early, rather he made a generation that grew up with a politician who promoted empathy and we felt the impact of this.
DANIEL.....reading your post reminded me OR had me realize just how so many young people today are more aligned/into....having a hard time with the proper adjective.........I was born during the 'great depression' and even in high school, didn't have the know how (see even at a loss of words here) to 'think' as mly grandchildren do.....perhaps it's just that the teaching now is so much more open/diversified....having trouble again..........anyway......you said IT
Hello, Mr. President and fellow readers.I believe that the fact that you, Mr. Obama, were President at that particular time - although it may have seemed more difficult for you, personally - was a very important fact and step historically and socially for us as a world community. As someone who was 12 years old in 2008, when you were elected, I can say it totally shaped my worldview and shifted my perspective about the changes that we can make in our society ("Yes, we can", right?).
You were opening a path and, I believe, that without your contribution and other people that as you were firsts in their fields, we, as a generation, wouldn't be at this point now.
Glad to be talking with you all the way from Brasil.
Sir, you stated "that even if it was uncomfortable, my presidency accelerated a long overdue grappling with issues that we’ve left buried too long, that even if it was disruptive, it accelerated some of the changes we need." I believe the most representative issue is this context is health care. You certainly addressed that and accelerated changes via the Affordable Care Act. Thank you sir on a job well done, and God bless you and your family!
Respectfully,
Kyle Winward.