CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As it turns out, yes. Obama was nominated twice and won twice. In February 2008, he won the best spoken word Grammy for the audiobook version of “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.” This was two years after winning the same prize in 2006 for “Dreams From My Father."
Detailed explanation-2: -Former U.S. president Barack Obama has won two GRAMMYs for Best Spoken Word Album-and with ‘A Promised Land, ’ he’s been nominated for a third. His GRAMMYs presence speaks to decades of public communion with music.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the 2022 GRAMMYs, Don Cheadle won the GRAMMY for Best Spoken Word Album for Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis. (Cheadle won out over greats like LeVar Burton, J. Ivy and Dave Chappelle-and even former U.S. President Barack Obama.)
Detailed explanation-4: -Three US Presidents have won the award: Jimmy Carter (three times), Barack Obama (twice) and Bill Clinton. Additionally, recordings of John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt featured prominently in later works which won the award.