obama speech

On Jan. 3, 2008, first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama made American -- and Black -- history by winning the Iowa Caucuses on his way to becoming the first-ever African American president of the United States.

Vox published a "rush transcript" of Obama's hour-long speech, which was delivered Friday afternoon on the campus of the Universty of Illinois at Urbana.

The former president takes time to give young men an uplifting word ahead of his first post-presidential speech.

President Barack Obama stayed up late last night preparing his DNC speech. He's expected to back Clinton's qualifications and address his administration's legacy.