Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama (D) joined Meet the Press for the first time after being selected to deliver the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention — a speech that would help launch him onto the national political stage and change the trajectory of his career. 

The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com.

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