Renegade by richard wolffe6/25/2023 It explains how the politician who emerged in an extraordinary election learned the personal and political skills to succeed during his youth and early career. But it is also a uniquely intimate portrait of the person behind the iconic posters and the Secret Service code name Renegade.ĭrawing on a dozen unplugged interviews with the candidate and president, as well as twenty-one months covering his campaign as it traveled from coast to coast, Richard Wolffe answers the simple yet enduring question about Barack Obama: Who is he?īased on Wolffe’s unprecedented access to Obama, Renegade reveals the making of a president, both on the campaign trail and before he ran for high office. This book is the previously untold and epic story of how a political newcomer with no money and an alien name grew into the world’s most powerful leader. Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize in politics.
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