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1982 Letters

Resurfaced letters from 1982 that contain passages about sexual fantasies, allegedly written by Barack Obama.

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Has Barack Obama publicly addressed rumors about his sexuality, and what did he say?

No credible record in the supplied reporting shows Barack Obama directly addressing rumors about his sexuality; multiple sources state he has not publicly confirmed or denied such claims , while repor...

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What did David Garrow publish about Barack Obama’s letters and how have historians evaluated his claims?

David Garrow published a sprawling 2017 biography, Rising Star, that included transcriptions and paraphrases of young Barack Obama’s love letters and a claim—based on letters held at Emory and describ...