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"President Obama: The Path to the White House is the story of Barack Obama's inspiring and incredible journey from his modest boyhood in Hawaii to his election-night celebration in Chicago after defeating John McCain in one of the most closely watched political races in U.S. history." "Obama's national breakthrough came at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Democrats had seen him fire up a crowd and selected him to give the convention's keynote address. He delivered the speech of his life. "There's not a liberal America and a conservative America," he said. "There's the United States of America." With his resounding message of hope, Obama won countless new supporters." "In addition to exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting, President Obama showcases the remarkable, intimate photographs of Callie Shell, who began covering Obama for TIME in early 2006, when his traveling party numbered just three people in a van: the driver, Obama and Shell. During the campaign, she became, as an Obama staffer put it, "part of the family." Her photos reveal Barack Obama's private, unguarded side and capture the awe and excitement his campaign inspired."--BOOK JACKET.