# Barack Obama’s historic rise to the White House | The 2000s

https://mins.news/en/video/56518

- CNN, 2026-09-13 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry7fbGTaei4

> In 2009, Barack Obama became US president after defeating longtime Senator John McCain in a historic campaign, becoming the first African-American person to hold the office. The program revisits his presidential launch, his speech on race and his 2008 election victory.