President Quote by Ralph Stanley

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me…

— Jay-Z

[ When I met Barack Obama] He says, I do a pretty good me myself - he said something like that. But he's -…

— Jordan Peele

[People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts.

— Nat Hentoff

I've been an Obama supporter since he announced he was campaigning. I was aware of him as a senator, but I wasn't as engaged…

— Pete Wentz

President Obama came to visit me in the hospital. He said, 'I wish you were still in the Senate; I need your help.' I'm…

— Bob Dole

I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The most frequent way that I will communicate with him Obamacis when we're traveling. We talk about what's in the news, and I hear…

— Josh Earnest

Politicians are at a great distance from the academic world. Barack Obama was my colleague at Chicago - but could i ever talk to…

— Martha Nussbaum

You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally.

— Bernie Sanders

When I heard him speak at the DNC [in 2004] I started supporting him. Then I endorsed him on the anniversary of my father's…

— Malaak Shabazz

I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues.

— Mark McKinnon

I have not heard from President Barack. I've never gotten a phone call.

— Jay Pharoah