The title of The Audacity of Hope was derived from a sermon delivered by Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. While a Senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than twenty minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be well positioned to enter a future presidential race. In 2006, Obama released The Audacity of Hope, a book-length account that expanded upon many of the same themes he originally addressed in the convention speech.

In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama said:

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here -- the almost willful ignorance that thinks u ...more

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by then Senator Barack Obama.The title of The Audacity of Hope was derived from a sermon delivered by Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. It is theObama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope.

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,

Agree with rakhi.