Off-Script Obama (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Barack Obama was full-throated as a young candidate for the presidency. In office, he often buttoned up. Got careful. Played it cool. The president was called “no-drama Obama” for a reason. But lately, with a string of policy wins and the clock ticking down on his time in office, Barack Obama is opening up big time. On prison, on Cosby, on Iran. Not just talking race and grace, but singing it. Amazing Grace. Up next On Point: the cool president lets loose in the final chapter of his presidency. Plus, we will look at the deeply disturbing roadside arrest of Sandra Bland, now dead in Texas. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/07/22/off-script-obama