Campaign 2008
University of Chicago Magazine, Sept-Oct, 2008
The 2008 presidential campaign brought an unusual level of attention to the University of Chicago and Hyde Park. Major media outlets delved deep to understand Barack Obama, his family, his hometown, his history, and the advisors who provided an intellectual framework for both campaigns. Here is a small selection from the hundreds of stories that appeared in newspapers, on radio, on television, and on the Internet:
- University of Chicago Magazine, September, 2008:
“Elemental Obama: While political pundits debate whether a former Law School lecturer is too University of Chicago to be president of the United States, the U of C focuses on—what else?—what it means to be U of C.” - New York Times, July 30, 2008:
“Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Slightly Apart” - Washington Post, Oct. 15, 2008:
“Uncommon Ground: Yes, Obama Lives There. But Chicago’s Hyde Park Is a Place All Its Own” - Chicago Tribune, Oct. 17, 2008:
“Tribune endorsement: Barack Obama for President” - New Yorker, July 21, 2008:
“Making It: How Chicago Shaped Obama” - New York Times Magazine, Aug. 24, 2008:
“Obamanomics” - Time, Sept. 9, 2008:
“Taking Professor Obama’s Class” - Chicago magazine, June 2008:
“The Friends of O” - New York Times Magazine, Sept. 19, 2008:
“The College Issue: Case Study” - Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, July 27, 2008:
“Insider has Obama’s ear: What’s she telling him? Valerie Jarrett is known as the other side of Barack Obama’s brain”
