When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler who had served no fewer than eight presidents, from Harry...

Introduction - 1. Generation Obama - The Youth Movement for Barack ; 2. Are You Experienced? - Obama and the Media ; 3. Race and the President - Is Obama Black Enough? ; 4. The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy - The Conservative Attack on Obama ; 5. Why Leftists Hate a Liberal - The Far Left Attacks on Obama ; Photo Section Following Page 130 ; 6. "This Is My House, Too" - Obama and the Liberal God ; 7. From Quest to Reality - Politics and Policy in an...