There is an excellent photo montage at the Chicago Tribune of Barack Obama’s ascendance from childhood to the presidency. Here are photo highlights of the baby and childhood years. All photos are courtesy of Maya Soetoro-Ng.

Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961
Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. This is an undated photo.

Barack Obama rides a tricycle during his childhood in Hawaii.

Barack Obama rides a tricycle during his childhood in Hawaii.

Barack Obama on Waikiki beach before his mother married Lolo Soetoro and moved with Barack and her new husband to Indonesia

Barack Obama on Waikiki beach before his mother married Lolo Soetoro and moved with Barack and her new husband to Indonesia. Here, he’s in a lifeguard stand next to the famous pink Waikiki hotel, The Royal Hawaiian.

Child Barack on Waikiki. Barack walks along Waikiki Beach shortly before he and his mother moved from Hawaii to Indonesia to live with her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, in 1967.

Child Barack on Waikiki. Barack walks along Waikiki Beach shortly before he and his mother moved from Hawaii to Indonesia to live with her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, in 1967.

Barack and mother. A young Barack Obama is shown with his mother, Ann, in Hawaii shortly after his father, Barack Obama Sr., left the two to pursue his studies at Harvard. Baracks mother was given the name Stanley Ann Dunham because of her father's strong desire to have a son.
Barack and mother. A young Barack Obama is shown with his mother, Ann, in Hawaii shortly after his father, Barack Obama Sr., left the two to pursue his studies at Harvard. Barack’s mother was given the name Stanley Ann Dunham because of her father’s strong desire to have a son.

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