Ghana - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Ghana Index / Locations Transcripts Fatou Ba Ndiour ...I was—I don't remember, maybe it was Ghana or—I guess it was Ghana. I was shocke... ...maybe it was Ghana or—I guess it was Ghana . I was shocked like, People are not a... Michelle Gavin ...and nine, President Obama stops off in Ghana to deliver that infamous speech. Di... ...in Italy, and then on to Accra [ Ghana ]. What I loved at the time, an... ...thinking a lot about the specifics of Ghana , which has shown this amazin... ...representatives of the government of Ghana at their embassy and in their capito... ...the traveling party there to fly into Ghana . I can't believe I'm telling thi... ...him for it. That has nothing to do with Ghana or Africa, I'm sorry. But when I thin... ...know I keep promising to move away from Ghana 2009, but then the world—there was th... ...lady. We did a briefing before the Ghana trip, and then, of course, sh... Show more... Gayle Smith ...remember the speech that he gave in Ghana in 2009. Did you accompany him on tha... Mona Hanna-Attisha ...it's this mythical African bird from Ghana , and the bird is flying forward, bu... Michael McFaul ...peace theories. His speech in Ghana , in Accra, had some of that. Hi... Roberta Jacobson ...to go, and we ended up going to the US- Ghana game, which was the only game that th... Johnnie Carson ...of 2009 and Obama's trip to Accra, Ghana , and the speech to the parliamen... ...a broad question to start with is, why Ghana at that moment? Ghana was extremel... ...with is, why Ghana at that moment? Ghana was extremely important; because it wa... ...and good governance. And because Ghana , at that time, had a succession o... ...remain extraordinarily important. But Ghana was chosen because of its democracy... ...I was going to say, it sounds like Ghana was chosen in part because it embodie... ...was received—both by officials in Ghana and in Africa writ large and by younge... ...Clinton was wildly received in Accra, Ghana . And I can remember going back an... ...most emblematic, historical place in Ghana . And people were worried that Blac... ...maybe picking up on the speech in Ghana in the summer of 2009, we were talkin... ...into places like Saks Fifth Avenue. Ghana , South Africa—South Africa because o... ...what was in President Obama's speech in Ghana in 2009 as well. I'm so struck, a... Show more... Kenneth Roth ...with Africa, starting with his Ghana speech in 2009, where he's reall... Terry Szuplat ...I'm really interested in the Accra, Ghana , speech that he gives. He gives ... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns go to the Hawaii Hawaii go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Agriculture Agriculture