Dec 19, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Obama shares his favorite movies, music and books of 2025

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Barack Obama, the first Black US president wearing closely cropped, dark graying hair, points with his left hand, showing a gold ring on his wedding ring finger, while sitting in a cream chair and wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt, before a blue background.

Former President Barack Obama in Chicago in December last year. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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