Barack Obama speaks in Nashua, New Hampshire on the night of the primary.
Obama gave an initial insight into his presidential campaign philosophy by making his announcement at the same place that Abraham Lincoln, in 1852, gave his “House Divided” speech. Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech called for a house united not divided.
One of the best speeches of the beginning of the 21st century is the speech of Barack Obama after his first victory in the elections in 2008. The recording of this speech on YouTube got more than two million views, and many Americans are still quoting it.
For when we have faced down impossible odds, when we've been told we're not ready or that we shouldn't try or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.