Accomplishment Quote by Randall Kennedy

Obama's victory in November 2008 was a historic political accomplishment.

— John Podhoretz

Black people have been qualified to be president for hundreds of years. George Washington Carver could have been president. I could go on with…

— Chris Rock

There's something beautiful about the fact that Obama was not just elected, but elected decisively across racial, and socio-economic and cultural groups and that…

— Maya Angelou

When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in…

— Willard Wigan

“We are approaching a very historical event in the history of our nation, the United States of America. For the first time in our…

— Aladdin Elaasar

Electing the first African-American president was a tremendous accomplishment, but it hasn't erased racism.

— Jack Schlossberg

Electing Barack Obama president was a glorious Jackie Robinson moment for the United States of America. Obama didn't just win; he became the first…

— Timothy Noah

The small moments I've had to talk with President Obama, I've told him, 'I get it.' His presidency was in some ways almost overshadowed…

— Kenya Barris

The central question for American politics right now is how did the country that elected Barack Obama elect Donald Trump. There's a lot to…

— Chris Hayes

Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since…

— Douglas Wilder

The greatest thing to me about Obama is not the individual, it does not have to do with Obama himself - it's really about…

— Damian Marley

Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history.

— John Podhoretz