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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa127)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama \"Barack Obama\"), the [44th president of the United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States \"President of the United States\"), has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics.\n\nObama received the [Norwegian Nobel Committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee \"Norwegian Nobel Committee\")'s [Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize \"2009 Nobel Peace Prize\") in 2009, [The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education's Ambassador of Humanity Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USC_Shoah_Foundation \"USC Shoah Foundation\") in 2014, the [John F. 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He was on [*TIME* Magazine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")'s [*Time* Person of the Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Person_of_the_Year \"Time Person of the Year\") in 2008 and 2012.\n\nHe also received two [Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording \"Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording\") for *[Dreams from My Father](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dreams_from_My_Father \"Dreams from My Father\")* (2006), and *[The Audacity of Hope](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Audacity_of_Hope \"The Audacity of Hope\")* (2008) as well as two [Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator \"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator\") for *[Our Great National Parks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Great_National_Parks \"Our Great National Parks\")* (2022), and *[Working: What We Do All Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Working:_What_We_Do_All_Day \"Working: What We Do All Day\")* (2023).\n\n## National honors\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: National honors\")\\]\n\n| country | Date | Decoration |\n|---|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) United States | **January 5, 2017** | [Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Defense_Medal_for_Distinguished_Public_Service \"Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service\")[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-1) |\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Information_icon4.svg\/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) | This list is [incomplete](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists \"Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists\"); you can help by [adding missing items](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). *(January 2021)* |\n\n## Nobel Peace Prize\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Nobel Peace Prize\")\\]\n\nOn October 9, 2009, Obama was awarded the 2009 [Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Peace_Prize \"Nobel Peace Prize\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-2)\n\n## Foreign honors\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Foreign honors\")\\]\n\n| Country | Date | Decoration |\n|---|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0d\/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png) Saudi Arabia | **June 3, 2009** | [Order of King Abdulaziz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz \"Order of King Abdulaziz\") (Collar)[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-3) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png) Israel | **March 21, 2013** | [President's Medal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President%27s_Medal_\\(Israel\\) \"President's Medal (Israel)\")[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-4) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png) Philippines | **April 28, 2014** | [Order of Sikatuna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_Sikatuna \"Order of Sikatuna\") (Grand Collar)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-5) |\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Information_icon4.svg\/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) | This list is [incomplete](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists \"Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists\"); you can help by [adding missing items](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). *(January 2021)* |\n\n## Scholastic\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Scholastic\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5e\/President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg\/250px-President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg)\n\n[Barack Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama \"Barack Obama\") with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma, which he was awarded in 2009\n\nHonorary degrees\n\n| Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave commencement address? |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/01\/Flag_of_Illinois.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png) Illinois | **June 4, 2005** | [Knox College](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knox_College_\\(Illinois\\) \"Knox College (Illinois)\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-6)[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-7) | Yes[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-8) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png) Massachusetts | **June 2, 2006** | [University of Massachusetts Boston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston \"University of Massachusetts Boston\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-9) | Yes[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-10) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/01\/Flag_of_Illinois.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png) Illinois | **June 16, 2006** | [Northwestern University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwestern_University \"Northwestern University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-11) | Yes[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-12) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e0\/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png) Louisiana | **August 13, 2006** | [Xavier University of Louisiana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana \"Xavier University of Louisiana\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-13) | Yes[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-14) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png) District of Columbia | **May 12, 2007** | [Howard University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_University \"Howard University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-auto-15) |   |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/28\/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg\/40px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png) New Hampshire | **May 19, 2007** | [Southern New Hampshire University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_New_Hampshire_University \"Southern New Hampshire University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-16) | Yes[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-17) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/96\/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg\/20px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png) Connecticut | **May 25, 2008** | [Wesleyan University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wesleyan_University \"Wesleyan University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-18)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-19) | Yes[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-20) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Flag_of_Indiana.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png) Indiana | **May 17, 2009** | [University of Notre Dame](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Notre_Dame \"University of Notre Dame\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-21)[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-22) | Yes[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-23) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b5\/Flag_of_Michigan.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png) Michigan | **May 1, 2010** | [University of Michigan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Michigan \"University of Michigan\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-24) | Yes[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-25) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/47\/Flag_of_Virginia.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png) Virginia | **May 9, 2010** | [Hampton University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hampton_University \"Hampton University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-26) | Yes[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-27) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Ohio.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png) Ohio | **May 5, 2013** | [Ohio State University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ohio_State_University \"Ohio State University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-28) | Yes[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-29) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/08\/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png) Georgia (U.S. state) | **May 19, 2013** | [Morehouse College](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morehouse_College \"Morehouse College\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-youtube1-30) | Yes[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-youtube1-30) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg\/40px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) South Africa | **June 28, 2013** | [University of Johannesburg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Johannesburg \"University of Johannesburg\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-31) |   |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png) District of Columbia | **May 7, 2016** | [Howard University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_University \"Howard University\") | [Doctor of Science](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Science \"Doctor of Science\") (D.Sc.)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-auto-15)[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-32) | Yes[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-33) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg\/40px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png) New Jersey | **May 15, 2016** | [Rutgers University](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rutgers_University \"Rutgers University\") | [Doctor of Laws](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Laws \"Doctor of Laws\") (LL.D.)[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-34)[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-35) | Yes[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-36) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ef\/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png) Hawaii | **December 21, 2019** | [University of Hawaiʻi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi \"University of Hawaiʻi\") | [Doctor of Humane Letters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Humane_Letters \"Doctor of Humane Letters\") (D.H.L.)[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-37) |   |\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Information_icon4.svg\/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) | This list is [incomplete](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists \"Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists\"); you can help by [adding missing items](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). *(May 2017)* |\n\n## Honorary awards\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Honorary awards\")\\]\n\n| Year | Award | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|\n| 2005 | [NAACP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NAACP \"NAACP\") [Chairman's Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NAACP_Image_Award_%E2%80%93_Chairman%27s_Award \"NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award\") |   |\n| 2007 | [NAACP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NAACP \"NAACP\") [Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Literary_Work,_Nonfiction \"NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction\") for *[The Audacity of Hope](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Audacity_of_Hope \"The Audacity of Hope\")* |   |\n| 2008 | [Congressional Black Caucus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congressional_Black_Caucus \"Congressional Black Caucus\") Harold Washington Award | [\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-38) |\n| 2008 | [Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Incorporated](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congressional_Black_Caucus \"Congressional Black Caucus\") Phoenix Award | [\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-39) |\n| 2008 | [*TIME* magazine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")'s [*Time* Person of the Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Person_of_the_Year \"Time Person of the Year\") |   |\n| [2009](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize \"2009 Nobel Peace Prize\") | [Norwegian Nobel Committee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee \"Norwegian Nobel Committee\")'s [Nobel Peace Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Peace_Prize \"Nobel Peace Prize\") |   |\n| 2011 | [OMB Watch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Center_for_Effective_Government \"Center for Effective Government\")\/[National Security Archive](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Security_Archive \"National Security Archive\")\/[Project On Government Oversight](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Project_On_Government_Oversight \"Project On Government Oversight\") \/ [Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reporters_Committee_for_Freedom_of_the_Press \"Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press\") Transparency Award | [\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-40)[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-41) |\n| 2012 | [*TIME* magazine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")'s [*Time* Person of the Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Person_of_the_Year \"Time Person of the Year\") |   |\n| 2013 | [New Musical Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NME \"NME\") [NME Award for Hero of the Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NME_Awards \"NME Awards\") |   |\n| 2014 | [The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USC_Shoah_Foundation \"USC Shoah Foundation\")'s \"Ambassador of Humanity\" award | [\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-42) |\n| 2017 | [John F. Kennedy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum \"John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum\") [Profile in Courage Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Profile_in_Courage_Award \"Profile in Courage Award\") | [\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-43)[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-44) |\n| 2017 | [For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/For_Inspiration_and_Recognition_of_Science_and_Technology \"For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology\") \"Make It Loud\" award for *FIRST* \/ [STEM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics \"Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics\") Education | [\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-45) |\n| 2018 | [Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights \"Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights\") [Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights_Award \"Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award\") | [\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-46) |\n| 2021 | Aisppd Onlus Medal Award at the IX International Day of Awareness and Prevention of Women Diseases Tribute to International Women's Day |   |\n\n## Competitive awards\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: Competitive awards\")\\]\n\n| Association | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [Children's and Family Emmy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards \"Children's and Family Emmy Awards\") | [2022](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards \"1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards\") | [Outstanding Preschool Series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Series \"Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Series\") | *[Waffles + Mochi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waffles_%2B_Mochi \"Waffles + Mochi\")* | Nominated | [\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-47)[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-48) |\n| Outstanding Fiction Special | *Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast* | Nominated |   |   |   |\n| [Outstanding Preschool Animated Series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Animated_Series \"Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series\") | *[Ada Twist, Scientist](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ada_Twist,_Scientist \"Ada Twist, Scientist\")* | Won |   |   |   |\n| [Outstanding Short Form Program](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Short_Form_Program \"Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Program\") | *[We the People](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/We_the_People_\\(2021_TV_series\\) \"We the People (2021 TV series)\")* | Won |   |   |   |\n| [2023](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2nd_Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards \"2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards\") | [Outstanding Preschool Series](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Series \"Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Series\") | *[Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waffles_%2B_Mochi \"Waffles + Mochi\")* | Nominated | [\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-49) |   |\n| [Grammy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Awards \"Grammy Awards\") | [2006](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards \"48th Annual Grammy Awards\") | [Best Spoken Word Album](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording \"Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording\") | *[Dreams from My Father](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dreams_from_My_Father \"Dreams from My Father\")* | Won | [\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-50) |\n| [2008](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/50th_Annual_Grammy_Awards \"50th Annual Grammy Awards\") | [Best Spoken Word Album](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording \"Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording\") | *[The Audacity of Hope](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Audacity_of_Hope \"The Audacity of Hope\")* | Won |   |   |\n| [2022](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards \"64th Annual Grammy Awards\") | [Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording \"Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording\") | *[A Promised Land](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Promised_Land \"A Promised Land\")* | Nominated |   |   |\n| [News and Documentary Emmy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards \"News and Documentary Emmy Awards\") | 2016 | Outstanding Interview | *David Attenborough Meets President Obama* | Nominated | [\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-51) |\n| [Primetime Emmy Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Awards \"Primetime Emmy Awards\") | [2022](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/74th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards \"74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards\") | [Outstanding Narrator](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator \"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator\") | *[Our Great National Parks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Great_National_Parks \"Our Great National Parks\")* (episode: \"A World of Wonder\") | Won | [\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-52) |\n| [2023](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/75th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards \"75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards\") | [Outstanding Narrator](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator \"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator\") | *[Working: What We Do All Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Working:_What_We_Do_All_Day \"Working: What We Do All Day\")* (episode: \"The Middle\") | Won |   |   |\n| [2025](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/77th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards \"77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards\") | [Outstanding Narrator](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator \"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator\") | *[Our Oceans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Oceans \"Our Oceans\")* (episode: \"Indian Ocean\") | Pending |   |   |\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Information_icon4.svg\/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) | This list is [incomplete](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists \"Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists\"); you can help by [adding missing items](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). *(January 2021)* |\n\n- **2008**: His [concession speech](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_presidential_primary_campaign,_2008#New_Hampshire \"Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008\") after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video \"[Yes We Can](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yes_We_Can_\\(will.i.am_song\\) \"Yes We Can (will.i.am song)\")\", which was viewed 10 million times on YouTube in its first month[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-53) and received a [Daytime Emmy Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daytime_Emmy_Award \"Daytime Emmy Award\").[\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-54)\n- **February 9, 2020**: Best Documentary Feature [Academy Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award \"Academy Award\") for *[American Factory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Factory \"American Factory\")*, made by the Obamas' production company, Higher Ground.[\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-55) Barack Obama was not personally among the winners of the award.\n\n## Freedom of the City\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: Freedom of the City\")\\]\n\n- [![South Africa](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/af\/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg\/40px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa \"South Africa\") **2013**: [Cape Town](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Town \"Cape Town\"). Awarded with [Michelle Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Obama \"Michelle Obama\"). The Award was accepted on their behalf by acting United States Ambassador [Virginia Palmer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia_E._Palmer \"Virginia E. Palmer\").[\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-56)[\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-57)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Information_icon4.svg\/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) | This list is [incomplete](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists \"Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists\"); you can help by [adding missing items](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). *(January 2021)* |\n\n## Namesakes\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Namesakes\")\\]\n\nMain article: [List of things named after Barack Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_things_named_after_Barack_Obama \"List of things named after Barack Obama\")\n\nThere are 13 community schools named after him, including: Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School, St Paul, Minnesota; Barack Obama Charter Elementary School, Compton, California; Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead, New York; Barack Obama Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia; President Barack Obama School - Public School 34, Jersey City, New Jersey. Barack Obama School of International Studies (Public 6-12 IB), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith (BOMLA), magnet secondary school for boys located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas.\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-1)** Lamothe, Dan. [\"Obama got the Pentagon’s medal for distinguished public service, and Sarah Palin didn’t like it\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170106120509\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/amphtml\/news\/checkpoint\/wp\/2017\/01\/05\/obama-just-got-the-pentagons-medal-for-distinguished-public-service-its-more-common-than-critics-think\/), *[Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Post \"Washington Post\")* (January 5, 2017).\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-2)**\n   Erlanger, Steven (October 9, 2009). [\"Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize\"](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/10\/world\/10nobel.html). *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*. Retrieved August 27, 2024.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-3)** [Reuters](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121129022101\/http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/talesfromthetrail\/2009\/06\/03\/obamas-ties-with-saudi-arabia-solid-gold\/)\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-4)**\n   Cashman, Greer (March 21, 2013). [\"Peres bestows on Obama the Medal of Distinction\"](https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Arts-and-Culture\/Arts\/Peres-bestows-on-Obama-the-Medal-of-Distiniction-307338). *[Jerusalem Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem_Post \"Jerusalem Post\")*. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151218092545\/http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Arts-and-Culture\/Arts\/Peres-bestows-on-Obama-the-Medal-of-Distiniction-307338) from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-5)**\n   [\"The Order of Sikatuna\"](https:\/\/www.officialgazette.gov.ph\/the-order-of-sikatuna\/). *Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines*. Officialgazette.gov.ph. January 21, 2014. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190825092055\/https:\/\/www.officialgazette.gov.ph\/the-order-of-sikatuna\/) from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2021.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-6)**\n   [\"Commencement 2005 - Knox College News\"](http:\/\/departments.knox.edu\/newsarchive\/news_events\/2005\/x9684.html). *departments.knox.edu*. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150912154552\/http:\/\/departments.knox.edu\/newsarchive\/news_events\/2005\/x9684.html) from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-7)**\n   [\"Knox College Honorary Degrees - Our History - Knox College\"](https:\/\/www.knox.edu\/about-knox\/our-history\/honorary-degrees). [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160827002925\/https:\/\/www.knox.edu\/about-knox\/our-history\/honorary-degrees) from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-8)**\n   [*Barack Obama Gives 2005 Commencement Address at Knox College*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlqEle3tFGA). [Knox College](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knox_College_\\(Illinois\\) \"Knox College (Illinois)\"). July 16, 2013. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200706094341\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlqEle3tFGA) from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-9)**\n   [\"Obama Speech - University of Massachusetts at Boston Commencement Address\"](http:\/\/obamaspeeches.com\/074-University-of-Massachusetts-at-Boston-Commencement-Address-Obama-Speech.htm). *obamaspeeches.com*. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170719015349\/http:\/\/obamaspeeches.com\/074-University-of-Massachusetts-at-Boston-Commencement-Address-Obama-Speech.htm) from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-10)**\n    [*Barack Obama: Commencement 2006*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWQG8aE8o7s). [UMass Boston](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UMass_Boston \"UMass Boston\"). March 12, 2009. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210130050739\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWQG8aE8o7s) from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n11. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-11)**\n    [\"Commencement 2006: Sen. Obama to Address Grads\"](http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/newscenter\/stories\/2006\/06\/honorary.html). Northwestern University. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20061214155455\/http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/newscenter\/stories\/2006\/06\/honorary.html) from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2017.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-12)**\n    [*2006 Northwestern Commencement - Sen. Barack Obama*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2MhMRYQ9Ez8). NorthwesternU. July 15, 2008. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210702132534\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2MhMRYQ9Ez8) from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-13)**\n    [\"Sen. Obama addresses Xavier graduates\"](https:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/news\/nation\/2006-08-13-obama-xavier_x.htm). ’’USA Today’’. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160406125501\/http:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/news\/nation\/2006-08-13-obama-xavier_x.htm) from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2017.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-14)**\n    [*2006-08-11 - Barack Obama Promotes Empathy: Xavier University Commencement*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Uc3Xdry4SM). Edwin Rutsch. August 26, 2010. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210206121244\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Uc3Xdry4SM) from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n15. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-auto_15-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-auto_15-1)\n    [\"Recipients of Honorary Degrees (By Year) - Office of the Secretary - Howard University\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427095511\/https:\/\/www.howard.edu\/secretary\/convocations\/recipients-year.htm). Archived from [the original](https:\/\/www.howard.edu\/secretary\/convocations\/recipients-year.htm) on April 27, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2017.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-16)**\n    [\"SNHU Commencement with Sen. Barack Obama\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070704024303\/http:\/\/www.snhu.edu\/6736.asp). Southern New Hampshire University. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007.\n    \n    `{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown \"Category:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown\"))\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-17)**\n    [*SNHU Commencement Address*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BOKW5-7Qh8M). BarackObamadotcom. May 21, 2007. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210206134636\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BOKW5-7Qh8M) from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-18)**\n    [*Barack Obama Receives Honorary Degree at Wesleyan University*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkeSaKZTsHo). spazeboydotnet. May 26, 2008. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201018035002\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkeSaKZTsHo&gl=US&hl=en) from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-19)**\n    [\"Obama encourages public service in commencement address\"](http:\/\/wesleyanargus.com\/2008\/05\/25\/obama-encourages-public-service-in-commencement-address\/). [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150506030543\/http:\/\/wesleyanargus.com\/2008\/05\/25\/obama-encourages-public-service-in-commencement-address\/) from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-20)**\n    [*Barack Obama at Wesleyan Commencement Ceremony*](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XX5WEgqw6pM). BarackObamadotcom. May 25, 2008. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210523043158\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XX5WEgqw6pM) from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\").\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-21)**\n    Dame, ENR\/PAZ \/\/ University Communications: Web \/\/ University of Notre. [\"President Obama to deliver Notre Dame's Commencement address \/\/ News \/\/ Notre Dame News \/\/ University of Notre Dame\"](http:\/\/news.nd.edu\/news\/11293-president-obama-to-deliver-notre-dames-commencement-address\/). [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150531020304\/http:\/\/news.nd.edu\/news\/11293-president-obama-to-deliver-notre-dames-commencement-address\/) from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.\n22. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-22)**\n    [\"Honorary degree recipients, 1844-2016\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170421021234\/http:\/\/commencement.nd.edu\/assets\/230272\/honorary_degrees_archive_by_alpha.pdf) (PDF). *[University of Notre Dame](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Notre_Dame \"University of Notre Dame\")*. August 2016. 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transition](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump \"First presidential transition of Donald Trump\") [Plantation Estate](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plantation_Estate \"Plantation Estate\") |\n| [Books](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Books_by_Barack_Obama \"Category:Books by Barack Obama\") | [*Dreams from My Father* (1995)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dreams_from_My_Father \"Dreams from My Father\") [*The Audacity of Hope* (2006)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Audacity_of_Hope \"The Audacity of Hope\") [*Of Thee I Sing* (2010)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Of_Thee_I_Sing_\\(book\\) \"Of Thee I Sing (book)\") [*A Promised Land* (2020)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Promised_Land \"A Promised Land\") |\n| [Speeches](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speeches_of_Barack_Obama \"Speeches of Barack Obama\") | \"[The Audacity of 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Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress\") (2009) \"[A New Beginning](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_New_Beginning_\\(speech\\) \"A New Beginning (speech)\")\" (2009) [Joint session of Congress (health care reform)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/September_2009_Barack_Obama_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress \"September 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress\") (2009) [State of the Union Address](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_of_the_Union \"State of the Union\") [2010](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2010 State of the Union Address\") [2011](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2011 State of the Union Address\") [2012](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2012 State of the Union Address\") [2013](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2013 State of the Union Address\") [2014](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2014_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2014 State of the Union Address\") [2015](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2015 State of the Union Address\") [2016](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2016_State_of_the_Union_Address \"2016 State of the Union Address\") [Tucson memorial speech](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_Tucson_memorial_speech \"Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech\") (2011) [Joint session of Congress (jobs)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Jobs_Act \"American Jobs Act\") (2011) \"[You didn't build that](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/You_didn%27t_build_that \"You didn't build that\")\" (2012) [Selma 50th anniversary](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_Selma_50th_anniversary_speech \"Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech\") (2015) [Farewell address](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama%27s_farewell_address \"Barack Obama's farewell address\") (2017) 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campaign endorsements\") [primaries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries \"2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries\") [convention](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_Democratic_National_Convention \"2012 Democratic National Convention\") [debates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_United_States_presidential_debates \"2012 United States presidential debates\") [election](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2012_United_States_presidential_election \"2012 United States presidential election\") |\n| [Family](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_of_Barack_Obama \"Family of Barack Obama\") | [Michelle Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Obama \"Michelle Obama\") (wife) [Ann Dunham](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Dunham \"Ann Dunham\") (mother) [Barack Obama Sr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barack_Obama_Sr. \"Barack Obama Sr.\") (father) [Lolo Soetoro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lolo_Soetoro \"Lolo Soetoro\") (stepfather) [Maya Soetoro-Ng](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maya_Soetoro-Ng \"Maya Soetoro-Ng\") (maternal half-sister) [Stanley Armour Dunham](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Armour_Dunham \"Stanley Armour Dunham\") (maternal grandfather) [Madelyn Dunham](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madelyn_Dunham \"Madelyn Dunham\") (maternal grandmother) [Auma Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auma_Obama \"Auma Obama\") (paternal half-sister) [Malik Obama](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malik_Obama \"Malik Obama\") (paternal half-brother) [Marian Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marian_Robinson \"Marian Robinson\") (mother-in-law) [Craig Robinson](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craig_Robinson_\\(basketball\\) \"Craig Robinson (basketball)\") (brother-in-law) [Bo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bo_\\(dog\\) \"Bo (dog)\") (family dog) [Sunny](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunny_\\(dog\\) \"Sunny (dog)\") (family dog) |\n| [Public 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tenure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama "United States Senate career of Barack Obama") [2004 election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois "2004 United States Senate election in Illinois") [sponsored bills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate "List of bills sponsored by Barack Obama in the United States Senate") 44th President of the United States [Presidency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama "Presidency of Barack Obama") [timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Barack_Obama_presidency "Timeline of the Barack Obama presidency") [Transition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Barack_Obama "Presidential transition of Barack Obama") Inaugurations [first](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama "First inauguration of Barack Obama") [second](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Barack_Obama "Second inauguration of Barack Obama") [Efforts to impeach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Barack_Obama "Efforts to impeach Barack Obama") [Presidential library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Presidential_Center "Barack Obama Presidential Center") Tenure [First 100 days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_100_days_of_Barack_Obama%27s_presidency "First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency") [Recovery Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009 "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009") [Trips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama "Lists of presidential trips made by Barack Obama") [foreign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Barack_Obama "List of international presidential trips made by Barack Obama") [Russia nuclear treaty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_START "New START") [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize "2009 Nobel Peace Prize") [Affordable Care Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act "Affordable Care Act") [Dodd–Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodd%E2%80%93Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act "Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act") [Iraq withdrawal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Iraq_\(2007%E2%80%932011\) "Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011)") [Killing of Osama bin Laden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden "Killing of Osama bin Laden") [2011 debt-ceiling crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis "2011 United States debt-ceiling crisis") [Libya intervention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya "2011 military intervention in Libya") [Afghanistan withdrawal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_troops_from_Afghanistan_\(2011%E2%80%932016\) "Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016)") [Benghazi attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack "2012 Benghazi attack") [2013 debt-ceiling crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis "2013 United States debt-ceiling crisis") [Anti-ISIL campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State "War against the Islamic State") [Iraq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US-led_intervention_in_Iraq_\(2014%E2%80%932021\) "US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)") [Syria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war "US intervention in the Syrian civil war") [Tan suit controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_tan_suit_controversy "Barack Obama tan suit controversy") [Iran nuclear deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action") [Cuban thaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_thaw "Cuban thaw") [Sanctions against Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War "International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War") [Selma 50th anniversary speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Selma_50th_anniversary_speech "Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech") [Paris Agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement "Paris Agreement") [Policies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Barack_Obama "Political positions of Barack Obama") [Cannabis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Cannabis policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Economy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Energy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Energy policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Foreign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Arctic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_policy_of_Barack_Obama "Arctic policy of Barack Obama") [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "European foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration") [East Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Middle East](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Middle Eastern foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration") [South Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_foreign_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "South Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Obama Doctrine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_Doctrine "Obama Doctrine") [Pardons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_by_Barack_Obama "List of people granted executive clemency by Barack Obama") [Marine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Marine policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Native](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Native American policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Social](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Social policy of the Barack Obama administration") [Space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration "Space policy of the Barack Obama administration") Appointments [Cabinet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Barack_Obama "Cabinet of Barack Obama") [Judiciary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama "List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama") [Sotomayor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor_Supreme_Court_nomination "Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination") [Kagan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Kagan_Supreme_Court_nomination "Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination") [Garland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination "Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination") [Supreme Court candidates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Supreme_Court_candidates "Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates") [Presidential campaigns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Barack_Obama "Electoral history of Barack Obama") [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_2008_presidential_campaign "Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign") [election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election "2008 United States presidential election") [primaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries "2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries") [convention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention "2008 Democratic National Convention") [debates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_debates "2008 United States presidential debates") [Obama coalition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_coalition "Obama coalition") [2012](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_2012_presidential_campaign "Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign") [election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election "2012 United States presidential election") [primaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries "2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries") [convention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention "2012 Democratic National Convention") [debates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_debates "2012 United States presidential debates") [![Barack Obama's signature](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Barack_Obama_signature.svg/250px-Barack_Obama_signature.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama's signature") ![Seal of the President of the United States](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png) \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Barack_Obama_series "Template:Barack Obama series") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Barack_Obama_series "Template talk:Barack Obama series") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Barack_Obama_series "Special:EditPage/Template:Barack Obama series") \| \| [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama"), the [44th president of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States"), has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. Obama received the [Norwegian Nobel Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee "Norwegian Nobel Committee")'s [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize "2009 Nobel Peace Prize") in 2009, [The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education's Ambassador of Humanity Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Shoah_Foundation "USC Shoah Foundation") in 2014, the [John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Profile_in_Courage_Award "John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award") in 2017, and the [Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights "Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights") in 2018. He was on [TIME Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")'s [Time Person of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year") in 2008 and 2012. He also received two [Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording "Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording") for [Dreams from My Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Father "Dreams from My Father") (2006), and [The Audacity of Hope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Audacity_of_Hope "The Audacity of Hope") (2008) as well as two [Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator") for [Our Great National Parks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Great_National_Parks "Our Great National Parks") (2022), and [Working: What We Do All Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working:_What_We_Do_All_Day "Working: What We Do All Day") (2023). ## National honors \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: National honors")\] \| country \| Date \| Decoration \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) United States \| January 5, 2017 \| [Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Medal_for_Distinguished_Public_Service "Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service")[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-1) \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) \| This list is [incomplete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists"); you can help by [adding missing items](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). (January 2021) \| ## Nobel Peace Prize \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Nobel Peace Prize")\] On October 9, 2009, Obama was awarded the 2009 [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize "Nobel Peace Prize").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-2) ## Foreign honors \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Foreign honors")\] \| Country \| Date \| Decoration \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png) Saudi Arabia \| June 3, 2009 \| [Order of King Abdulaziz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz "Order of King Abdulaziz") (Collar)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-3) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/40px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png) Israel \| March 21, 2013 \| [President's Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Medal_\(Israel\) "President's Medal (Israel)")[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-4) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png) Philippines \| April 28, 2014 \| [Order of Sikatuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Sikatuna "Order of Sikatuna") (Grand Collar)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-5) \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) \| This list is [incomplete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists"); you can help by [adding missing items](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). (January 2021) \| ## Scholastic \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Scholastic")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg/250px-President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President_Barack_Obama_with_the_Nobel_Prize_medal_and_diploma.jpg) [Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama "Barack Obama") with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma, which he was awarded in 2009 Honorary degrees \| Location \| Date \| School \| Degree \| Gave commencement address? \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/40px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png) Illinois \| June 4, 2005 \| [Knox College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_\(Illinois\) "Knox College (Illinois)") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-7) \| Yes[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-8) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg/40px-Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg.png) Massachusetts \| June 2, 2006 \| [University of Massachusetts Boston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston "University of Massachusetts Boston") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-9) \| Yes[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-10) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/40px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png) Illinois \| June 16, 2006 \| [Northwestern University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University "Northwestern University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-11) \| Yes[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-12) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/40px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png) Louisiana \| August 13, 2006 \| [Xavier University of Louisiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana "Xavier University of Louisiana") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-13) \| Yes[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-14) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg/40px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png) District of Columbia \| May 12, 2007 \| [Howard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_University "Howard University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-auto-15) \| \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/40px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png) New Hampshire \| May 19, 2007 \| [Southern New Hampshire University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_New_Hampshire_University "Southern New Hampshire University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-16) \| Yes[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-17) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/20px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png) Connecticut \| May 25, 2008 \| [Wesleyan University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan_University "Wesleyan University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-18)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-19) \| Yes[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-20) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/40px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png) Indiana \| May 17, 2009 \| [University of Notre Dame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame "University of Notre Dame") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-21)[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-22) \| Yes[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-23) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/40px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png) Michigan \| May 1, 2010 \| [University of Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan "University of Michigan") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-24) \| Yes[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-25) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png) Virginia \| May 9, 2010 \| [Hampton University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_University "Hampton University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-26) \| Yes[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-27) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/40px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png) Ohio \| May 5, 2013 \| [Ohio State University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University "Ohio State University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-28) \| Yes[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-29) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia.svg.png) Georgia (U.S. state) \| May 19, 2013 \| [Morehouse College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_College "Morehouse College") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-youtube1-30) \| Yes[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-youtube1-30) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) South Africa \| June 28, 2013 \| [University of Johannesburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Johannesburg "University of Johannesburg") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-31) \| \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg/40px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_D.C.svg.png) District of Columbia \| May 7, 2016 \| [Howard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_University "Howard University") \| [Doctor of Science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Science "Doctor of Science") (D.Sc.)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-auto-15)[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-32) \| Yes[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-33) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/40px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png) New Jersey \| May 15, 2016 \| [Rutgers University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University "Rutgers University") \| [Doctor of Laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Laws "Doctor of Laws") (LL.D.)[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-34)[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-35) \| Yes[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-36) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/40px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png) Hawaii \| December 21, 2019 \| [University of Hawaiʻi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi "University of Hawaiʻi") \| [Doctor of Humane Letters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Humane_Letters "Doctor of Humane Letters") (D.H.L.)[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-37) \| \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) \| This list is [incomplete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists"); you can help by [adding missing items](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). (May 2017) \| ## Honorary awards \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Honorary awards")\] \| Year \| Award \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| 2005 \| [NAACP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP "NAACP") [Chairman's Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_%E2%80%93_Chairman%27s_Award "NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award") \| \| \| 2007 \| [NAACP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP "NAACP") [Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Literary_Work,_Nonfiction "NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction") for [The Audacity of Hope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Audacity_of_Hope "The Audacity of Hope") \| \| \| 2008 \| [Congressional Black Caucus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus "Congressional Black Caucus") Harold Washington Award \| [\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-38) \| \| 2008 \| [Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Incorporated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus "Congressional Black Caucus") Phoenix Award \| [\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-39) \| \| 2008 \| [TIME magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")'s [Time Person of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year") \| \| \| [2009](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nobel_Peace_Prize "2009 Nobel Peace Prize") \| [Norwegian Nobel Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee "Norwegian Nobel Committee")'s [Nobel Peace Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize "Nobel Peace Prize") \| \| \| 2011 \| [OMB Watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Effective_Government "Center for Effective Government")/[National Security Archive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Archive "National Security Archive")/[Project On Government Oversight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_On_Government_Oversight "Project On Government Oversight") / [Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporters_Committee_for_Freedom_of_the_Press "Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press") Transparency Award \| [\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-40)[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-41) \| \| 2012 \| [TIME magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)")'s [Time Person of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year "Time Person of the Year") \| \| \| 2013 \| [New Musical Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME "NME") [NME Award for Hero of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME_Awards "NME Awards") \| \| \| 2014 \| [The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Shoah_Foundation "USC Shoah Foundation")'s "Ambassador of Humanity" award \| [\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-42) \| \| 2017 \| [John F. Kennedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum "John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum") [Profile in Courage Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profile_in_Courage_Award "Profile in Courage Award") \| [\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-43)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-44) \| \| 2017 \| [For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Inspiration_and_Recognition_of_Science_and_Technology "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology") "Make It Loud" award for FIRST / [STEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics "Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics") Education \| [\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-45) \| \| 2018 \| [Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights "Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights") [Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights_Award "Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award") \| [\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-46) \| \| 2021 \| Aisppd Onlus Medal Award at the IX International Day of Awareness and Prevention of Women Diseases Tribute to International Women's Day \| \| ## Competitive awards \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Competitive awards")\] \| Association \| Year \| Category \| Work \| Result \| Ref. \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [Children's and Family Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards "Children's and Family Emmy Awards") \| [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards "1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards") \| [Outstanding Preschool Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Series "Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Series") \| [Waffles + Mochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffles_%2B_Mochi "Waffles + Mochi") \| Nominated \| [\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-47)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-48) \| \| Outstanding Fiction Special \| Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast \| Nominated \| \| \| \| \| [Outstanding Preschool Animated Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Animated_Series "Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series") \| [Ada Twist, Scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Twist,_Scientist "Ada Twist, Scientist") \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [Outstanding Short Form Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Short_Form_Program "Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Program") \| [We the People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_the_People_\(2021_TV_series\) "We the People (2021 TV series)") \| Won \| \| \| \| \| [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Awards "2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards") \| [Outstanding Preschool Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_and_Family_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Preschool_Series "Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Series") \| [Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffles_%2B_Mochi "Waffles + Mochi") \| Nominated \| [\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-49) \| \| \| [Grammy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards "Grammy Awards") \| [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Annual_Grammy_Awards "48th Annual Grammy Awards") \| [Best Spoken Word Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording "Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording") \| [Dreams from My Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_from_My_Father "Dreams from My Father") \| Won \| [\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-50) \| \| [2008](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_Annual_Grammy_Awards "50th Annual Grammy Awards") \| [Best Spoken Word Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording "Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording") \| [The Audacity of Hope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Audacity_of_Hope "The Audacity of Hope") \| Won \| \| \| \| [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards "64th Annual Grammy Awards") \| [Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Audio_Book,_Narration_%26_Storytelling_Recording "Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording") \| [A Promised Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Promised_Land "A Promised Land") \| Nominated \| \| \| \| [News and Documentary Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_and_Documentary_Emmy_Awards "News and Documentary Emmy Awards") \| 2016 \| Outstanding Interview \| David Attenborough Meets President Obama \| Nominated \| [\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-51) \| \| [Primetime Emmy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards "Primetime Emmy Awards") \| [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") \| [Outstanding Narrator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator") \| [Our Great National Parks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Great_National_Parks "Our Great National Parks") (episode: "A World of Wonder") \| Won \| [\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-52) \| \| [2023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") \| [Outstanding Narrator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator") \| [Working: What We Do All Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working:_What_We_Do_All_Day "Working: What We Do All Day") (episode: "The Middle") \| Won \| \| \| \| [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards "77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards") \| [Outstanding Narrator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Narrator "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator") \| [Our Oceans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Oceans "Our Oceans") (episode: "Indian Ocean") \| Pending \| \| \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) \| This list is [incomplete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists"); you can help by [adding missing items](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). (January 2021) \| - 2008: His [concession speech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_presidential_primary_campaign,_2008#New_Hampshire "Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008") after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video "[Yes We Can](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_We_Can_\(will.i.am_song\) "Yes We Can (will.i.am song)")", which was viewed 10 million times on YouTube in its first month[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-53) and received a [Daytime Emmy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award "Daytime Emmy Award").[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-54) - February 9, 2020: Best Documentary Feature [Academy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award "Academy Award") for [American Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Factory "American Factory"), made by the Obamas' production company, Higher Ground.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-55) Barack Obama was not personally among the winners of the award. ## Freedom of the City \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Freedom of the City")\] - [![South Africa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa "South Africa") 2013: [Cape Town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town "Cape Town"). Awarded with [Michelle Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama "Michelle Obama"). The Award was accepted on their behalf by acting United States Ambassador [Virginia Palmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_E._Palmer "Virginia E. Palmer").[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-56)[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_note-57) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png) \| This list is [incomplete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists"); you can help by [adding missing items](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit). (January 2021) \| ## Namesakes \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Namesakes")\] Main article: [List of things named after Barack Obama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Barack_Obama "List of things named after Barack Obama") There are 13 community schools named after him, including: Barack & Michelle Obama Elementary School, St Paul, Minnesota; Barack Obama Charter Elementary School, Compton, California; Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead, New York; Barack Obama Elementary School, Richmond, Virginia; President Barack Obama School - Public School 34, Jersey City, New Jersey. Barack Obama School of International Studies (Public 6-12 IB), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith (BOMLA), magnet secondary school for boys located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: References")\] 1. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-1) Lamothe, Dan. ["Obama got the Pentagon’s medal for distinguished public service, and Sarah Palin didn’t like it"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170106120509/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/01/05/obama-just-got-the-pentagons-medal-for-distinguished-public-service-its-more-common-than-critics-think/), [Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post "Washington Post") (January 5, 2017). 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-2) Erlanger, Steven (October 9, 2009). ["Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html). [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). Retrieved August 27, 2024. 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-3) [Reuters](https://web.archive.org/web/20121129022101/http://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/06/03/obamas-ties-with-saudi-arabia-solid-gold/) 4. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-4) Cashman, Greer (March 21, 2013). ["Peres bestows on Obama the Medal of Distinction"](https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/Peres-bestows-on-Obama-the-Medal-of-Distiniction-307338). [Jerusalem Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Post "Jerusalem Post"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151218092545/http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/Peres-bestows-on-Obama-the-Medal-of-Distiniction-307338) from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015. 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-5) ["The Order of Sikatuna"](https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-sikatuna/). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Officialgazette.gov.ph. January 21, 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190825092055/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/the-order-of-sikatuna/) from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2021. 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-6) ["Commencement 2005 - Knox College News"](http://departments.knox.edu/newsarchive/news_events/2005/x9684.html). departments.knox.edu. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150912154552/http://departments.knox.edu/newsarchive/news_events/2005/x9684.html) from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016. 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-7) ["Knox College Honorary Degrees - Our History - Knox College"](https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-history/honorary-degrees). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160827002925/https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-history/honorary-degrees) from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Barack_Obama#cite_ref-8) [Barack Obama Gives 2005 Commencement Address at Knox College](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqEle3tFGA). [Knox College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_College_\(Illinois\) "Knox College (Illinois)"). July 16, 2013. 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