Barack Obama's Address to Press Announcing Release of Birth Certificate

Barack Obama is considered one of the best U.S. presidential speakers ever. Listen to one of his recent informal addresses to the press. Note his use of the pause: for emphasis, for thinking time, for a shift to a new idea and for heightened anticipation. This address was made on April 27, 2011 in response to persistent allegations from right-wing republicans that Obama was not born in the United States. Click here to watch this short clip.