Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  84. Obamablog.com, 28, 30, and 31 July and 6 August 2004; “Obama Will Be in Kewanee Saturday,” KSC, 28 July 2004; Mary Rae Bragg, “Galena Democrats Set to Welcome Rising Star Obama,” TH, 29 July 2004, p. A1; Dan Churney, “Obama Blitz Begins Here,” ODT, 1 August 2004; Brandon Coutre, “Obama Brings Message to Illinois,” PJS, 1 August 2004; Greg Stanmar, “Obama Hits the Trail,” BP, 1 August 2004; Carol Clark, “Obama in Oquawka,” GRM, 1 August 2004; Thomas Geyer, “Democrats Line Up for Evans,” QCT, 1 August 2004; Dustin Lemmon, “Obama Brings Star Power to Evans Fundraiser,” MD, 1 August 2004; Chuck Sweeny, “Obama ‘Voice of the Democratic Future’ in Illinois,” RRS, 1 August 2004; Travis Morse, “Obama to Visit Freeport Library,” FJS, 1 August 2004; Christopher Wills, “Obama Returns to Illinois Carrying Big Hopes on His Shoulders,” AP, 1 August 2004; Matt Smolensky, “Large Crowd Attend Obama Event,” MRA, 2 August 2004; Joan E. Snyder, “Joy and Hope on the Campaign Trail,” Parkinson’s Information Exchange Network, 2 August 2004; Chris Rickert, “Obama Mania,” DDC, 2 August 2004; Matt Hanley, “Obama: Ba-rock Star Impact in DeKalb,” AB, 2 August 2004; Jeff Kolkey, “Obama Stumps in Marengo,” NH, 2 August 2004; Brad Broders, “From Boston to a Bus,” WFIR, 2 August 2004; Mike Wiser, “Q&A with Barack Obama,” and “Rockford Shows Its Obama Spirit,” RRS, 2 August 2004; Melanie M. Schroeder, “Obama Makes Freeport History,” FJS, 2 August 2004; Scott T. Holland, “Obama Makes Speech in Front of Gracious Crowd,” CH, 2 August 2004; David Mendell, “Heady Week Yields to Hard Work,” CT, 2 August 2004; Paul Gale, “Obama Wants to Carry on Traditions of Paul Simon,” SVN, 2 August 2004; Jennifer Speiser, “Obama in the Heart of Illinois,” WHOI, 2 August 2004; “Obama Campaigns in Central Illinois,” WEEK, 2 August 2004; “Under Gaze of Spotlight, Obama Is Praised for Bridging Racial Divide,” JTA, 3 August 2004; Mike Berry, “Obama Wows the Crowd in Kewanee,” KSC, 3 August 2004; Michelle Gibbons, “Obama Points Locals to His Side at Rally,” [NIU] Northern Star, 3 August 2004; Barb Kromphardt, “Barack Obama Visits Bureau County,” BCR, 3 August 2004; Dawn Turner Trice, “Obama’s Appeal May Be the Life of Both Parties,” CT, 3 August 2004; Scott Richardson, “Obama: I’ll Fight for Workers,” BP, 3 August 2004, p. A1; Amy Hoak, “Obama Creates a Stir During Campaign Swing Through Central Illinois,” DHR, 3 August 2004; Edith Brady-Lunny, “Obama Draws Crowd of More Than 300 in Clinton,” BP, 3 August 2004; Stephanie Miller, “Obama Visit,” WTHI, 3 August 2004; Pat Phillips, “Obama Greets Area Voters,” CNG, 3 August 2004; Amber Griswold, “New Fame for Chicago Senator,” WFIE, 3 August 2004; Molly Stephey, “Obama Swings Through C-U,” DI, 4 August 2004; Dave McKinney, “Obama Can’t Help but Shine,” CST, 4 August 2004, p. 6; Herb Meeker, “Obama Takes U.S. Senate Campaign to Lake Land College in Mattoon,” DHR, 4 August 2004; Greg Cima, “‘Skinny Guy from the South Side’ Tells Voters Here What He Believes,” MVRN, 4 August 2004 (“rising star”); Nicole Sack, “U.S. Senate Candidate Talks About Platform in Mount Vernon,” SI, 4 August 2004; Kevin Ryden, “Obama Makes Campaign Stop in Olney,” and “Obama Crowd Includes Happy Democrats,” ODN, 4 August 2004; Jennifer Weakley, “Obama Energizes Local Democrats,” DCN, 5 August 2004; Bob Livingston, “Obama: When You Pay Attention to Politicians They Act Right,” MCR, 5 August 2004; Bernard Schoenburg, “Obama Tells Taylorville Crowd Fame Won’t Go to His Head,” SJR, 5 August 2004, p. 1; Lauren FitzPatrick and Alice Hohl, “Obama Celebrates 43rd at Matteson Fundraiser,” DS, 5 August 2004; Mundy, Michelle, pp. 152–53; Mendell’s 2008 interview with Jim Gilmore; DJG interviews with Jeremiah Posedel, Peter Coffey, Jim Cauley, Lauren Kidwell, Matt Jones, Kelly Jo MacArthur, and Darrel Thompson.

  85. David Axelrod and John Kupper to Obama Campaign, “Revised Media Plan,” 4 August 2004; Amanda [Fuchs] to Obama Team, “Executive Summary—Defensive Research Book,” 6 August 2004, 7pp., JKP; Liam Ford and John Chase, “GOP Nears Choice for Senate,” CT, 3 August 2004; Scott Fornek, “GOP Wooing Keyes to Take On Obama,” CST, 3 August 2004, p. 6; CF, 3, 6, 10, 12, and 20 August 2004; Chase and Ford, “GOP Narrows Senate List to 2,” CT, 4 August 2004; Fornek, “Keyes, GOP Discuss Taking On Obama,” and Fornek and Lynn Sweet, “State GOP Narrows Senate Hopefuls to 2,” CST, 4 August 2004, pp. 1, 3; Ford and Chase, “GOP Wants Keyes,” CT, 5 August 2004; Fornek, “GOP Asks Keyes to Run,” CST, 5 August 2004, p. 12; Fran Eaton, “Peeks into IL GOP’s Executive Session Reveal Struggle for Party Control,” IL, 5 August 2004; Rick Pearson and Jon Yates, “Keyes Reportedly Set to Accept GOP Bid,” CT, 6 August 2004; Fornek, “Keyes Promises Republicans He’ll Run,” CST, 6 August 2004, p. 3; Ford and Rudolph Bush, “Debt, Tax Questions Surface for Keyes,” CT, 7 August 2004; Ford, Bush, and Chase, “Conservative Heart, Soul Make Keyes Tick,” CT, 8 August 2004; Fornek, “Keyes a Hot Property,” CST, 8 August 2004, p. 3; OFI, “Statement from Barack Obama on Alan Keyes’ Entry into the Illinois U.S. Senate Race,” 8 August 2004; Juliet Eilperin, “Keyes to Face Obama,” WP, 9 August 2004; Ford and Chase, “Keyes Guarantees Fight, If Not Victory,” CT, 9 August 2004; Maureen O’Donnell and Fornek, “Keyes Fires Up GOP Faithful,” CST, 9 August 2004, p. 3; Ford and Chase, “On Day 1, New Foes Already Getting Licks In,” CT, 10 August 2004; Fornek, “Keyes Says Obama Afraid to Face Him,” CST, 10 August 2004, p. 18; Ford and David Mendell, “Obama Runs Away, Keyes Says,” and John Kass, “Debate Strategy Is a Winner, But Voters Lose Out,” CT, 11 August 2004; Mark Brown, “Obama’s Backpedaling Is a Disappointment,” and Fornek, “Keyes Says He Wants to Rumble with Obama,” CST, 11 August 2004, pp. 2, 24; “Keyes Guilty of Black-on-Black Crime,” CD, 11 August 2004, p. 9; “When You Propose Six Debates . . . ,” CT, 12 August 2004; Michael Van Winkle and Greg Blankenship, “The Obama Myth,” American Spectator, 12 August 2004; Obama on Fresh Air, NPR, 12 August 2004; OFI, “Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Endorse Barack Obama for Senate,” 12 August 2004; Ford and Mendell, “Keyes Sets Up House in Cal City,” CT, 13 August 2004; Fornek, “Obama Ads May Start Next Week,” CST, 13 August 2004, p. 5; Eric Krol, “Who Will Scare Soccer Moms More, Keyes or Obama?,” CDH, 13 August 2004, p. 14; Fornek, “Obama to Debut TV Ads Next Week—But Not Here,” and Thomas Roeser, “How the GOP Ended Up Picking Keyes,” CST, 14 August 2004, pp. 6, 18; OFI, “Obama Celebrates Signing of the Illinois Citizen Soldier Initiative,” 14 August 2004; Mendell, “Billiken Crowd Jeers Keyes, Cheers Obama,” CT, 15 August 2004; Maudlyne Ihejirika, “Bud Billiken Parade a Mix of Pompons and Politics,” CST, 15 August 2004, p. 11; Karen E. Pride, “More Than 1 Million Attend 75th Annual Billiken Parade,” CD, 16 August 2004, p. 3; La Risa Lynch, “Obama Greets Voters at Bud Billiken Parade,” HPC, 18 August 2004, p. 1; Obama on This Week, ABC, 15 August 2004; Glenn Jeffers, “Parade Heralds a Hearty Rivalry,” “Obama, Meet Keyes,” and Ford and Mendell, “Senate Race to Hit Airwaves,” CT, 16 August 2004; Natasha Korecki, “How Do You Do?,” CST, 16 August 2004, p. 8; OFI, “Obama Calls for Increased Funding for Agricultural Resarch and Development,” 16 August 2004; Eric Zorn, “Keyes Saddles Wrong Horse for Senate Race,” CT, 17 August 2004; Steve Tarter, “Senate Candidate Obama Tours Peoria Agricultural Lab,” PJS, 17 August 2004; OFI, “Obama Calls for Doubling of Ethanol Production for Gasoline by 2012,” 17 August 2004; Korecki and Fornek, “Keyes Likens Abortion to Terrorism,” CST, 17 August 2004, p. 6; H. Gregory Meyer, “Keyes Says State Needs an Outsider,” CT, 18 August 2004; Obama, “Expanded O’Hare, or 3rd Airport? Chicago Area Needs Both,” CST, 18 August 2004, p. 59 (and HPH, 25 August 2004, p. 4); Rich Miller, “Deal with It,” IT, 19 August 2004; Ray Long and Christi Parsons, “Democrats Try to Be Friends,” CT, 19 August 2004; McKinney, “With Obama Around, Dems Put Aside Bickering,” CST, 19 August 2004, p. 20; Doug Finke, “Obama Stars on Governor’s Day,” SJR, 19 August 2004, p. 1; Jeff Berkowitz, “Chairman Topinka Sticks the Shiv in Jack Ryan One More Time,” Blogspot.com, 19 August 2004; OFI, “Obama Calls on Administration to Increase Intelligence Sharing Between Local and Federal Law Enforcement,” 19 August 2004; Colleen Mastony, “Cops Give Obama Subdued Reception,” CT, 20 August 2004; McKinney, “GOP
Conservatives Rally Behind Keyes at State Fair,” CST, 20 August 2004, p. 20; Bob Secter, “Obama Holds 41-Point Lead Over Keyes,” and Clarence Page, “A Man for All Racial Reasons,” CT, 22 August 2004; Bernard Schoenburg, “Don’t Expect Many Niceties in Keyes-Obama Contest,” SJR, 22 August 2004, p. 15; Lynch, “Obama Stumps for Votes in South Suburbs,” HPC, 25 August 2004, p. 1; Rich Miller, GZ, 26 August 2004; Daniel Nolan, “Relative: Obama’s Got ‘A Good Handle on Canada,’” Hamilton Spectator, 11 June 2008; Jason Misner, “Barack Obama Was Here,” Burlington Post, 20 June 2008; Axelrod, Believer, p. 161; DJG interviews with Amanda Fuchs Miller, Nora Moreno Cargie, Dave Syverson, Ed Petka, Steve Rauschenberger, and Rod McCulloch. A comprehensive collection of all of Alan Keyes’s public comments from 8 August 2004 through the balance of the fall campaign is available at www.keyesarchives.com.

  86. OFI, “Obama Releases New Campaign Ad Focusing on Creating Quality Jobs in Illinois,” 25 August 2004; Todd Spivak, “Judging Judy,” IT, 26 August 2004; OFI, “Illinois Families Lose More in Income Than Any Other State Over Last Three Years,” 26 August 2004; John Chase and John McCormick, “Race for Senate Turns from Odd to Kind of Wacky,” CT, 28 August 2004; Harstad Strategic Research, “Illinois Statewide Survey—August 2004,” 22–29 August 2004, PHP; Rudolph Bush, “Keyes Hits Obama’s Gay Marriage Stance,” CT, 29 August 2004; Obamablog.com, 30 August 2004; Katherine Bouma, “Obama Encouraged by City’s Racial Progress,” BN, 31 August 2004, p. B1; Lynn Sweet, “Keyes Symbolizes Deep Rift Between State GOP Factions,” CST, 31 August 2004, p. 6; “Decision 2004: Sierra Club Endorsed Candidates,” Lake & Prairie, 4th Quarter [August] 2004, p. 3; Ryan Lizza, “The Natural,” Atlantic, September 2004; Allison Horton, “Obama Releases Television Ad Focusing on Job Creation,” HPC, 1 September 2004, p. 1; “Block Schedule for Obama for Illinois,” 2 September 2004, “Obama for Illinois Consultants’ Retreat Agenda,” 2 September 2004, AKP Message and Media to Barack Obama, “Transition,” 2 September 2004, 12pp., AKP; “Obama for U.S. Senate—Illinois Media/General Election Planning 2004 (Revision C),” 7 September–2 November 2004, JKP; CF, 3 and 8 September 2004; OFI, “Obama Fights for Horizon Miners, Calls for Bankruptcy Reform,” 3 September 2004; Scott Reeder, “Kenya Believe It?—Obama’s Rise in Politics,” ODT, 4 September 2004 (and KDJ, 11 September 2004); Nicole Sack, “Obama: Time for Reform,” SI, 4 September 2004; Matt Adrian and Mark Samuels, “A Look at Barack Obama One-on-One,” QCT, 4 September 2004 (and DHR, 5 September, p. B1); Rick Pearson, “Keyes, State GOP Gearing Up Blame Campaign,” and Clarence Page, “Keyes Becomes GOP’s Burden,” CT, 5 September 2004; Kevin J. Kelley, “A Homecoming for Obama, ‘If I Win,’” The Nation (Nairobi), 5 September 2004; Liam Ford and David Mendell, “Candidates Rally Their Strongholds,” and Eric Zorn, “To Put It Bluntly, Tactless Keyes Isn’t Senatorial,” CT, 7 September 2004; Tory Brecht, “Obama Fires Up RI Crowd,” QCT, 7 September 2004; Mike Ramsey, “Keyes Questions Obama Spanking Remark,” Copley, 7 September 2004; OFI, “Obama Outlines Plan to Help Small Businesses Pay for Health Insurance,” 7 September 2004; Lesley R. Chinn, “Obama Speaks to AFL-CIO Members,” HPC, 8 September 2004, p. 1; Ford and Mendell, “Jesus Wouldn’t Vote for Obama, Keyes Says,” CT, 8 September 2004; Stephanie Sievers, “Obama Says He’s Not Worried About Getting Jesus’ Vote,” ODT, 9 September 2004; Christopher Wills, “Obama, Keyes Make Pitches to Farm Group,” AP, 9 September 2004; Kurt Erickson, “Obama Wants to Focus on Issues, Not Theology,” BP, 9 September 2004; “Obama: U.S. in Health-Care Crisis,” PJS, 9 September 2004; Debra Pickett, “My Parents Weren’t College-Educated Folks,” CST, 19 September 2004, p. 10; Pat Guinane, “Star Power,” II, October 2004; “A Rusty Toyota, a Mean Jump Shot, Good Ears,” WP, 11 February 2007; Lauren Martin, “Welcome, Mr. President!!!,” Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, August 2009; Tom Dresser, “Encountering Barack Obama Amid Vineyard’s Black History,” Vineyard Gazette, 19 August 2010; Matt Viser, “For Obamas, Vineyard Has Enduring Attraction,” BG, 17 July 2013; DJG interviews with Sheryll Cashin and Allison Davis. On Davis, also see Mark Konkol, “We Still Live in a Slum,” CST Neighborhoods blog, 29 June 2007.

  87. Lynn Sweet, “What’s Up with Obama Secrecy?,” CST, 9 September 2004, p. 37; OFI, “Statement from Barack Obama on Darfur, Sudan,” [10 September 2004, not 7 October]; David Mendell, “Obama Urges Push on Sudan,” CT, 11 September 2004; Ryan Keith, “Legislative Record Puts Obama at Heart of Philosophical Debate,” AP, 11 September 2004; Mendell and Liam Ford, “Keyes Derails Obama from Traditional Track,” CT, 13 September 2004; Steve Edwards, “Guns and Crime,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, 13 September 2004; Obama on Paula Zahn Now, CNN, 13 September 2004; Block Schedule for Obama for Illinois, 2 September 2004, JKP; Rick Pearson, “Keyes Says Game Plan Is Controversy,” CT, 14 September 2004; OFI, “Obama Outlines Plan to Make College More Affordable,” 15 September 2004; AP, “Obama Calls for Increase in Pell Grants,” 15 September 2004; John Chase, “Keyes, Obama Are Far Apart on Guns,” CT, 15 September 2004; Esther Githui, “Democratic Senatorial Candidate Barack Obama Stresses Importance of Roots,” VOA, 15 September 2004; Eric Krol, “Obama Offers Mild Retort to Keyes,” CDH, 16 September 2004, p. 7; CF, 16, 20, 27, 29, and 30 September 2004; Dave McKinney, “Obama Suggests Closing Beach to Study Asbestos,” CST, 17 September 2004, p. 8; Molly Parker, “Obama Wants to Make Pell Grants More Accessible,” PJS, 17 September 2004; Chris Bailey, “Contemplating Steve and Barack,” CDH, 19 September 2004, p. 18; Christi Parsons and Ray Long, “Wheeler-Dealer with a Cause,” CT Magazine, 19 September 2004, pp. 12ff.; Adriana Colindres, “Obama, Keyes Give Opinions on War, Health Care,” SJR, 19 September 2004, p. 17; David Moberg, “Audacious and Hopeful,” ITT, 20 September 2004, p. 22; Chase, “Keyes, Obama Differ on Tactics,” CT, 20 September 2004; Kevin McDermott, “Obama May Trounce Keyes for Senate,” SLPD, 20 September 2004, p. A1; Edwards, “Immigration,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, 20 September 2004; Obama, “Springfield Report,” HPH, 22 September 2004, p. 4; R. Eden Martin, “Introduction of Barack Obama,” Commercial Club, 22 September 2004, REMP; OFI, “Women for Obama Luncheon,” 23 September 2004; Mendell, “Obama Would Consider Missile Strikes in Iran,” CT, 25 September 2004; Nicole Ziegler Dizon, “Obama Says His Beliefs Say No to Gay Marriage,” CST, 25 September 2004; Tamara Sharman, “Obama Delivers Message of Hope,” KDJ, 25 September 2004; Louise Brass, “Obama Touches Base in Bolingbrook,” JHN, 26 September 2004; Chase, “State GOP Wrestling for Identity,” CT, 26 September 2004; Edwards, “Education,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, 27 September 2004; Mendell, “Obama Takes Show on Road,” CT, 28 September 2004; Sweet, “Kerry Taps Obama to Court African-American Vote,” CST, 28 September 2004, p. 20; Carrie Budoff, “Obama Draws a Crowd at Hoeffel Event,” PI, 28 September 2004; Kali Backer, “Dem. Party Star Electrifies Crowd at Pa. Senate Race Rally,” Daily Pennsylvanian, 28 September 2004; Krol, “Students Put Candidates on the Spot,” CDH, 30 September 2004, p. 10; Mike Christianson, “Obama Comes to Baltimore,” Afro-American, 2–8 October 2004, p. A1; Jim Edgar’s 2010 interviews with Mark DePue, p. 1055; Jason Meisner, “Blagojevich Fundraiser Gets 2 Years in Bribe Case,” CT, 10 February 2014; DJG interview with Michael Parham.

  88. “The Obama Record,” LL, September–October 2004, p. 8; Kenneth Meeks, “Favorite Son,” BE, October 2004, pp. 88–95; Barbara Ransby, “Barack Obama,” The Progressive, October 2004, pp. 35–38; Scott Fornek, “‘I’ve Got a Competitive Nature,’” CST, 3 October 2004, p. 12; John Chase, “A Big Split Over Abortion, Stem Cells,” CT, 4 October 2004; Ed Tibbetts, “Obama Boosts Fellow Candidates,” QCT, 5 October 2004; “Barack Obama Visits Quad Cities Area to Help Fellow Democrats,” WCFC, 5 October 2004; Kurt Allemeier, “Obama: People Are Struggling Out There,” RIA, 5 October 2004; Lesley R. Chinn, “Obama Reminds Supporters Not to Take Election for Granted,” HPC, 6 October 2004, p. 2; Nathaniel Zimmer, “Obama Rejects Liberal Label,” JHN, 6 October 2004; Eric Krol, “Obama Clarifies Sex Ed Views at Benedictine,” CDH, 6 October 2004, p. 17; Ronald Roach, “Obama Rising,” BIHE,
7 October 2004, pp. 20–23; Lauren W. Whittington, “Obama Endearing Himself with Cash,” RC, 7 October 2004; Lynn Sweet, “Obama’s Stealth,” TH, 7 October 2004, p. 19; Peter Slevin, “Ill. GOP Watches Take-No-Prisoners Campaign,” WP, 7 October 2004; Sweet, “Obama’s Sharing the Wealth with Fellow Dems,” CST, 7 October 2004, p. 47; David Mendell, “Obama’s Record a Plus, a Minus,” and Kathryn Masterson, “Truly a World Apart,” CT, 8 October 2004; Slevin, “Obama Lending Star Power to Other Democrats,” WP, 11 October 2004; Chase, “Obama, Keyes Clash on Terrorism,” CT, 11 October 2004; Steve Edwards, “Foreign Policy,” Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ, 11 October 2004; Joe Frolik, “A Sense of Mission,” Plain Dealer, 12 October 2004, p. B9; Hetal Bhatt, “Obama Enthralls Spirited Crowd,” DI, 12 October 2004; Jodi Heckel, “Democratic Senate Hopeful Denounces Negative Campaigns,” CNG, 12 October 2004; Obama-Keyes debate transcript, 12 October 2004; P. J. Huffstutter, “Candidates Miles Apart in History-Making Illinois Election,” LAT, 13 October 2004; Chase and Liam Ford, “Obama, Keyes Put on Kid Gloves,” CT, 13 October 2004; Fornek, “Keyes, Obama Spar Over War in Iraq,” CST, 13 October 2004, p. 18; John Patterson, “A Restrained First Meeting,” CDH, 13 October 2004, p. 1; Bernard Schoenburg, “Debate Sticks to the Issues,” SJR, 13 October 2004, p. 1; Kurt Erickson, “Keyes, Obama Stake Positions,” BP, 13 October 2004, p. A1; Corey Hall, “Obama and Keyes Discuss Issues at First Joint Appearance,” HPC, 13 October 2004, p. 1; CF, 13 October 2004; Eric Zorn, “Senate Debate Hints at What Might Have Been,” CT, 14 October 2004; Debbie Howlett, “Obama Extends Reach Beyond Illinois Race,” USAT, 14 October 2004, p. 14A; Andrew Stern, “Illinois Democrat Set to Win All-Black Senate Race,” Reuters, 14 October 2004; Mendell and Rudolph Bush, “Obama Spreads His Influence,” CT, 15 October 2004; Krol, “In Senate Race, Moderates Finally Coming into Style,” CDH, 15 October 2004, p. 16; Kurt Erickson, “Obama Boosts Renner as He Campaigns for ‘Team,’” BP, 15 October 2004, p. A1; Elaine Hopkins, “Michelle Obama in Peoria,” PJS, 15 October 2004; Mendell and Ford, “Keyes Manages to Rake in Cash,” CT, 16 October 2004; Norma Mendoza, “Obama’s Wife Makes Local Stop,” EI, 16 October 2004; Mary Massingale, “Michelle Obama Says Faith Guides Her Husband,” SJR, 16 October 2004, p. 4; Christopher Wills, “Obama Mixes Exotic Background with Street-Level Experience,” AP, 16 October 2004; Erickson, “Obama-Keyes Debate Lacked Spark, Fire,” BP, 17 October 2004, p. C1; Yussuf Simmonds and Kathy Williamson, “National Leaders Converge on L.A.,” LAS, 21–27 October 2004, p. A1; Rich Miller, “Obamarama,” IT, 28 October 2004 (and MD, 29 October); “Oprah Talks to Barack Obama,” O Magazine, November 2004; Lawrence A. Horwich, Barack H. Obama, and Michelle L. Obama, 2004 Form 1040, 2 March 2005; Jones in Terry McDermott, “What Is It About Obama?,” LAT, 24 December 2006; Obama in Jonathan Van Meter, “Leading by Example,” Vogue, April 2013, pp. 248–55, 318–19; “Meryl Streep’s Interview with Michelle Obama,” More, July–August 2015, pp. 84–85, 140; DJG interviews with Emil Jones Jr. and John Kupper.