Presidential Resume

Directions: Select one of the 44 presidents and research his rise to the presidency and
accomplishments. Create a resume for your president as if he was seeking the of;ice
today. The following is a possible list of what to include following in a resume format:
Name Hometown Description of how they became President Education Special
Interests Professional experiences prior to the presidency Work as presidents
categorized as foreign policy and domestic policy accomplishments
Barack Hussein Obama
Job Objective: Appointment as the next President of the United States.
Early years: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii 8/4/1961; Raised by his grandparents in
Honolulu from age 11 until high-school graduation Lived in Indonesia from ages 6-10
Family: WifeMichelle (m. 1992); Daughters: Malia (b. 1998) Sasha (b. 2001)
Education:
Occidental College (Los Angeles) 1979-1981 Graduated from Columbia University
(New York) with a degree in political science in 1983 Harvard Law School (Boston)
1988-1991; Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Work Experience: Community Organizer (Chicago) 1985-1988 and 1992 Lecturer and
professor of constitutional law at University of Chicago 1996-2004 Lawyer 1993-2002;
Political Experience: Illinois State Senator 1996-2004; U.S. Senator 2004-2008.
Presidential Election: Defeated Hillary Clinton for Democratic nomination (2008)
Defeated John McCain (53%-46%; 365 electoral votes 173) on November 4th, 2008
First African-American elected as President.
Foreign Policy Accomplishments: Commander-in-chief for three wars (Iraq,
Afghanistan and Libya) Won Nobel Peace Prize (2010) Withdrew troops from Iraq;
increased troops in Afghanistan Decisions led to the killings of Osama bin Laden and
Muammar GaddaAi Opened negotiations with Iran regarding nuclear weapons program
Called for the closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Phased down Eastern
European land-based nuclear missile program
Domestic Policy Accomplishments: Signed $800 billion stimulus bill Agreed to
government management of General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcy Signed historic
health-care legislation.
Hobbies: Basketball, golf, bowling (sometimes); quit smoking (sometimes)