Dreams of Obama
Airdate: January 20, 2009
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Michael Kirk
PRODUCED BY
Michael Kirk
Jim Gilmore
Paul Stekler
Mike Wiser
REPORTED BY
Jim Gilmore
EDITOR
Steve Audette
COORDINATING PRODUCER
Colette Neirouz
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ben McCoy
SOUND
Carl Franson
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Juliana Schatz
Lauren Ezell
NARRATOR
Will Lyman
ORIGINAL MUSIC
John E. Low
ONLINE EDITOR
Jim Ferguson
SOUND MIX
Jim Sullivan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Mark Dugas
ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Mark Rublee
ADDITIONAL SOUND
Steve Roseboom
ADDITIONAL VOICE-OVER
Peter Haydu
THANKS:
“Keeping the Faith”
Producer: Sherry Jones
ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
AP Archive
AP Images
ABC News VideoSource
BBC
Callie Shell / Aurora Photos
Charles Ommanney/Reportage by Getty Images
Chris Maddaloni/The New York Times/Redux
CNN
Corbis
David Scull/The New York Times/Redux
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Getty Images
Heather Brand/Aurora Photos
Image Bank Film by Getty Images
Jamie Rose
Jay L. Clendenin/Aurora Photos
Jessica Kourkounis/The New York Times/Redux
Landov
Magnum Photos
Marc PoKempner
NBC News Archives
Polaris
Scott Goldsmith / Aurora Photos
Stephen Crowley/The New York Times/Redux
Stephen Ferry/Redux
The Chicago Sun-Times
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Megan McGough
SERIES MUSIC
Mason Daring
Martin Brody
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Diane Buxton
PUBLICIST
Alissa Rooney
OUTREACH MANAGER
Sandy St. Louis
INTERACTIVE MARKETER
Jessica Smith
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Peter Lyons
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Beth Lowell
SECRETARY
Christopher Kelleher
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Lisa Palone
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Tobee Phipps
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WEBSITE ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER
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David Kieley
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Richard Parr
WEBSITE COORDINATING PRODUCER
Sarah Moughty
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Sam Bailey
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STORY EDITOR
Catherine Wright
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Sharon Tiller
SENIOR EDITOR
Ken Dornstein
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Marrie Campbell
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Michael Sullivan
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Jim Bracciale
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Raney Aronson-Rath
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Louis Wiley Jr.
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David Fanning
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