内容简介
Beforebecomingthe44thPresident-electoftheUnitedStates,inJuly2004,BarackObamaelectrifiedtheDemocraticNationalConventionwithanaddressthatspoketoAmericansacrossthepoliticalspectrum.Onephraseinparticularanchoreditselfinlisteners'minds,areminderthatforallthediscordandstruggletobefoundinourhistoryasanation,wehavealwaysbeenguidedbyadoggedoptimisminthefuture,orwhatPresidentObamacalled"theaudacityofhope."InTheAudacityofHope,PresidentObamacalledforadifferentbrandofpolitics–apoliticsforthosewearyofbitterpartisanshipandalienatedbythe"endlessclashofarmies"weseeincongressandonthecampaigntrail;apoliticsrootedinthefaith,inclusiveness,andnobilityofspiritattheheartof"ourimprobableexperimentindemocracy."Heexploresthoseforces–fromthefearoflosingtotheperpetualneedtoraisemoneytothepowerofthemedia–thatcanstifleeventhebest-intentionedpolitician.Healsowrites,withsurprisingintimacyandself-deprecatinghumor,aboutsettlinginasasenator,seekingtobalancethedemandsofpublicserviceandfamilylife,andhisowndeepeningreligiouscommitment.AttheheartofthisbookisPresidentObama'svisionofhowwecanmovebeyondourdivisionstotackleconcreteproblems.HeexaminesthegrowingeconomicinsecurityofAmericanfamilies,theracialandreligioustensionswithinthebodypolitic,andthetransnationalthreats–fromterrorismtopandemic–thatgatherbeyondourshores.Andhegrappleswiththerolethatfaithplaysinademocracy–whereitisvitalandwhereitmustneverintrude.Underlyinghisstoriesaboutfamily,friends,membersoftheSenate,eventhepresident,isavigoroussearchforconnection:thefoundationforaradicallyhopefulpoliticalconsensus.
作者简介
BarackHusseinObamaII(bornAugust4,1961)isthe44thandcurrentPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.ObamapreviouslyservedasaUnitedStatesSenatorfromIllinois,fromJanuary2005untilheresignedfollowinghisvictoryinthe2008presidentialelection.BorninHonolulu,Hawaii,ObamaisagraduateofColumbiaUniversityandHarvardLawSchool,wherehewasthepresidentoftheHarvardLawReview.HewasacommunityorganizerinChicagobeforeearninghislawdegree.HeworkedasacivilrightsattorneyinChicagoandtaughtconstitutionallawattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolfrom1992to2004.Heservedthreetermsrepresentingthe13thDistrictintheIllinoisSenatefrom1997to2004.FollowinganunsuccessfulbidagainsttheDemocraticincumbentforaseatintheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesin2000,ObamaranforUnitedStatesSenatein2004.Severaleventsbroughthimtonationalattentionduringthecampaign,includinghisvictoryintheMarch2004IllinoisDemocraticprimaryfortheSenateelectionandhiskeynoteaddressattheDemocraticNationalConventioninJuly2004.HewonelectiontotheU.S.SenateinIllinoisinNovember2004.HispresidentialcampaignbeganinFebruary2007,andafteraclosecampaigninthe2008DemocraticPartypresidentialprimariesagainstHillaryRodhamClinton,hewonhisparty'snomination.Inthe2008presidentialelection,hedefeatedRepublicannomineeJohnMcCain,andwasinauguratedaspresidentonJanuary20,2009.InOctober2009,Obamawasnamedthe2009NobelPeacePrizelaureate.Aspresident,ObamasignedeconomicstimuluslegislationintheformoftheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActin2009andtheTaxRelief,UnemploymentInsuranceReauthorization,andJobCreationActin2010.OtherdomesticpolicyinitiativesincludethePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct,theDodd–FrankWallStreetReformandConsumerProtectionAct,theDon'tAsk,Don'tTellRepealActandtheBudgetControlActof2011.Inforeignpolicy,hegraduallywithdrewcombattroopsfromIraq,increasedtrooplevelsinAfghanistan,signedtheNewSTARTarmscontroltreatywithRussia,orderedenforcementoftheUN-sanctionedno-flyzoneoverLibya,andorderedthemilitaryoperationthatresultedinthedeathofOsamabinLaden.InApril2011,Obamadeclaredhisintentiontoseekre-electioninthe2012presidentialelection.
