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>> and i thought that was actually in a lot of ways the key of it. there's been a lot before, a discussion about the kinds of speeches the president gave in 2008 during the philadelphia race speech when he was trying to bridge these different worlds and speak from his very unique experience. there's been a lot of talk about speeches like the one at morehouse which is more about him speaking to the african-american community. this was a different kind of speech in that he was speak from the african-american community to the broader country trying to convey that experience in a way that people w...

And here are the experiences i have had and look where i am. i've heard him talk about pacta not picking him up, that sort of thing. this was personal. something he does not do easily or often. i was there for the jeremiah wright thing. i was there for that race speech in philadelphia. but that was scholarly. this wasn't so much scholarly as it was, try to understand here that the system itself still has real -- he didn't use the word "racist." but still has real problem. particularly for young african-american males. he took it to the system as opposed to this particular trial. i think, there...

Challenges in his life. it's the dance between the public and the personal. that's what the president has to navigate. >> reporter: a year after his so-called race speech, president obama found himself in the middle of another race related firestorm, police arrested an african-american harvard professor in his own home after he showed i.d. listen to what the president said. >> i think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry. number two, that the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> reporter...

Navigate. >> reporter: a year after his so-called race speech, president obama found himself in the middle of another race related firestorm, police arrested an african-american harvard professor in his own home after he showed i.d. listen to what the president said. >> i think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry. number two, that the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> reporter: charges against the professor were later dropped. the president tried to smooth things over and save his pl...

Challenges in his life. the dance between the public and the personal. that's what the president has to navigate. >> reporter: a year after his so-called race speech, president obama found himself in the middle of another race-related firestorm. police had arrested an african-american professor, skip gates, in his own home, after he showed i.d. listen to what the president said. >> i think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry. number two, that the cambridge police acted stupidly. in arresting someone when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> rep...