Excerpted from TIME’s “Barack Obama: Eight Years,” a definitive, one-of-kind 96-page, fully illustrated commemorative edition. Available at retailers and at Amazon.com.

February 9, 2008 - With nearly two-thirds of the vote, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois won Nebraska’s first Democratic caucus in February, 2008.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - February 10, 2007, Illinois Senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president. He spoke in Springfield, the same city where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise. His announcement launched a historic campaign that would ultimately lead to him becoming the first African American U.S. President.

President Barack Obama signed a law to allow gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve openly in the military for the time in history. Originally designed to be a compromise allowing LGBTQ+ military members to serve, the policy did not allow disclosure ...

Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election. By Shane Goldmacher Former President Barack Obama called New York City ...

The former U.S. president landed in hot water over the weekend after commenting on the existence of alien life.