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Bettye LaVette's Journey To The National Stage
If you've never heard of Bettye LaVette, the soul singer who belted out "A Change Is Gonna Come" with Jon Bon Jovi at the Inauguration Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Jan 18., you may be wondering why.
Analyzing The Text Of Obama's Inaugural Address
Although many Americans heard Barack Obama's inauguration speech, they probably weren't listening for plyptotons and catachresis — but Geoff Nunberg was.
Natasha Trethewey: If My Mom Could See Us Now
Natasha Trethewey won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for poetry for her book Native Guard. Her parents had an interracial marriage while it was still illegal in Mississippi, and Tretheway's poetry often draws on her childhood as a biracial child in the south.
Eric Foner On Post-Civil War Disappointments
Eric Foner, author of Our Lincoln, talks about the era following the Civil War in which former slaves were promised equal rights and citizenship. Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University.
Spreading The Hope: Street Artist Shepard Fairey
Street artist Shepard Fairey created the iconic red, white and blue Obama illustration that became the unofficial poster of the campaign. Although his campaign poster never became official, Fairey has been commissioned to design the official poster for the inauguration.
Transcript: Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met," President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address.
Chuck Todd Examines 'How Barack Obama Won'
NBC's newly appointed chief White House correspondent talks with Dave Davies about his new book, How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election.
Rep. Clyburn Says He Knew Obama Would Win
The votes are counted and Sen. Barack Obama will be the new resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But what does his win mean for the country and for black leadership, in specific? For more, Farai Chideya turns to one of the highest-ranking African Americans in the government, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, who represents South Carolina's 6th District.
Political Junkie: Obama Selects His Team
In this week's edition of the Political Junkie, Matt Bai, writer for The New York Times Magazine, gives a rundown of this week's news in politics. Also: Lanny Davis, former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, talks about President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet and White House picks.
