In 1988, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating, he became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
He was the first African American in history to be nominated on a major party ticket. On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President.
60 years (August 4, 1961)Barack Obama / Age
List of presidents by peak net worthNameNet worth (millions of 2022 US$)Political partyBill Clinton90DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt79DemocraticJohn Tyler68Whig / NoneBarack Obama48Democratic41 more rows
The Biggest Culprit: The Lenders Most of the blame is on the mortgage originators or the lenders. That's because they were responsible for creating these problems. After all, the lenders were the ones who advanced loans to people with poor credit and a high risk of default. 7 Here's why that happened.
"Change We Need." and "Change." – 2008 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Barack Obama during the general election.
The youngest person to assume the presidency was Theodore Roosevelt, who, at the age of 42, succeeded to the office after the assassination of William McKinley. The youngest to become president by election was John F. Kennedy, who was inaugurated at age 43.
2012 United States presidential electionNomineeBarack ObamaMitt RomneyPartyDemocraticRepublicanHome stateIllinoisMassachusettsRunning mateJoe BidenPaul RyanElectoral vote3322064 more rows
75 years (August 19, 1946)Bill Clinton / Age
Former presidents receive a pension equal to the salary of a Cabinet secretary (Executive Level I); as of 2020, it is $219,200 per year. The pension begins immediately after a president's departure from office.
Melania Trump Net Worth: $50 Million Before she was Donald Trump's wife, Melania Knauss Trump was a successful model.
3 billion USD (2022)Donald Trump / Net worth