It is a candid portrayal of his first campaign that is filled with many hours of being on the road and away from his family. He expresses his love for his wife, Michelle and his children and brings them on the road with him as much as he can. His self-depreciating humour and his deep focus on his end result of winning the Presidency gets him through this gruelling time of campaigning. His excellent staff lift him up through the down times and celebrate their wins throughout the campaign.
His sincere account of his first Presidency brings to the surface his relationships with his staff and cabinet members. In his description of each of them he highlights their physical attributes along with their personality traits. Hence his jostling around as he interacts and works with them to achieve his Presidency goals. He is mindful of how they will perform and gives them a tremendous amount of latitude to fulfill their duties. He honestly outlines his disappointment when the agenda does not flow accordingly.
He illustrates the enormity of the duties as they come on his desk regularly and are of a diverse nature. Sometimes these issues are of a crisis kind and have to be attended to immediately while other aspects of his duties have to be put on hold until the crisis is sorted out.
As the reader engages in this historical account there is a sense that Obama takes great pride in his responsibilities while being aware of the rights entailed in delivering to the people of America. Obama has a conversational style of writing. It seems the reader is having a conversation with him as many questions surface that remain with the reader.
A Promised Land by Barack Obama is a fascinating and valuable historical account of this time period in American history.
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