Directors: Amy Rice; Alicia Sams

Music: Craig Wedren

Producers: Stuart Blumberg; Benjamin Goldhirsh; Bill Migliore; Edward Norton; Dan O'Meara; Chris Romano; Alicia Sams

Keywords: Political Documentary

HBO documentary follows Barack Obama on the campaign trail leading up to the 2008 Presidential election.

ABSTRACT
Produced by Edward Norton for HBO, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama centers on then-Illinois senator Barack Obama's successful 2008 campaign for President of the United States, following his team around from 2006 to his ultimate election as the first African-American President.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Neil Abercrombie	Politician	26-Jun-1938		Governor of Hawaii, 2010-14
David Axelrod	Government	22-Feb-1955		NBC talking head
Joseph Biden	Politician	20-Nov-1942		Vice President of the United States
Hillary Clinton	Politician	26-Oct-1947		US Secretary of State, 2009-13
Jim Clyburn	Politician	21-Jul-1940		Congressman, South Carolina 6th
Candy Crowley	Journalist	26-Dec-1948		CNN senior political correspondent
John Edwards	Politician	10-Jun-1953		2004 Vice Presidential candidate
Jon Favreau	Actor	19-Oct-1966		Swingers
Jane Hall	Journalist	?		Fox News Watch commentator
Joe Klein	Journalist	7-Sep-1946		Anonymous author of Primary Colors
Ryan Lizza	Journalist	12-Jul-1974		The New Yorker
John McCain	Politician	29-Aug-1936	25-Aug-2018	US Senator from Arizona
Bob Menendez	Politician	1-Jan-1954		US Senator from New Jersey
Barack Obama	Head of State	4-Aug-1961		President of the United States, 2009-17
Michelle Obama	First Lady	17-Jan-1964		Wife of Barack Obama
Sarah Palin	Politician	11-Feb-1964		Governor of Alaska, 2006-09
David Plouffe	Government	27-May-1967		Uber Executive, Advisor to Obama
Bill Richardson	Politician	15-Nov-1947		Governor of New Mexico, 2003-11
Chuck Todd	Journalist	8-Apr-1972		Host of NBC's Meet the Press
Jeff Zeleny	Journalist	10-Jun-1973		CNN Senior White House Correspondent

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