News Analysis – Aim of Obama Health Speech – Reigniting a Presidency
By ADAM NAGOURNEY – NYTimes.com
Published: September 9, 2009
WASHINGTON — On one level, President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night was what it seemed: an attempt to corral lawmakers into approving the signature initiative of his presidency, the health care overhaul that has eluded Washington, as Mr. Obama said, for 65 years.
But the speech was about more than health care.
It was an attempt by this still new president to display his authority
News Analysis – Aim of Obama Health Speech – Reigniting a Presidency – NYTimes.com
