Episode
Frontline: Dreams of Obama
Overview
A rich personal and political biography of America's 44th president and what has brought him to this historic moment...
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2009-01-09
Episode context
Dreams of Obama is Episode 2 in Season 27 of Frontline. It aired on 2009-01-09.
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