He read Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Martin Luther King Jr's biography by Taylor Branch, besides the writings of his political ideal Abraham Lincoln on his path to the White House.
Shortly after his presidential victory was confirmed on November 4, he addressed a cheering mass in his home city of Chicago.
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America," he said.
Image: A supporter of President Obama at the National Mall.
Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reurtes
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