The Other Barack (47 page)
Authors: Sally Jacobs
9
Ibid., 216.
Ibid., 216.
10
“Report of the President of Harvard College and Reports of Departments, 1962â63,” October 26, 1964, Official Register of Harvard University, vol. LXI, no. 28: 569, 570.
“Report of the President of Harvard College and Reports of Departments, 1962â63,” October 26, 1964, Official Register of Harvard University, vol. LXI, no. 28: 569, 570.
11
The number of black students is calculated by consulting a number of sources. The Report of the President of Harvard College 1970â71 states that the number of minorities on campus a decade earlier was less than 1 percent. Werner Sollers, Caldwell Titcomb, and Thomas A. Underwood, eds.,
Blacks at Harvard: A Documentary History of African-American Experience at Harvard and Radcliffe
(New York: New York University Press, 1973), estimates that in 1963 “blacks constituted about one percent of the student body” (xxiv).
The number of black students is calculated by consulting a number of sources. The Report of the President of Harvard College 1970â71 states that the number of minorities on campus a decade earlier was less than 1 percent. Werner Sollers, Caldwell Titcomb, and Thomas A. Underwood, eds.,
Blacks at Harvard: A Documentary History of African-American Experience at Harvard and Radcliffe
(New York: New York University Press, 1973), estimates that in 1963 “blacks constituted about one percent of the student body” (xxiv).
15
Barack H. Obama's “A” file, maintained by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Form 1-20A. Certificate by Non-Immigrant Student Under Section 101(a)(15)(F)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, signed by Barack H. Obama, August 1962.
Barack H. Obama's “A” file, maintained by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Form 1-20A. Certificate by Non-Immigrant Student Under Section 101(a)(15)(F)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, signed by Barack H. Obama, August 1962.
16
W. E. B. DuBois,
The Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois: A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century
(New York: International Publishers, 1968), 136.
W. E. B. DuBois,
The Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois: A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century
(New York: International Publishers, 1968), 136.
17
From Stephen A. Marglin interview. Marglin received a PhD from Harvard University in 1965.
From Stephen A. Marglin interview. Marglin received a PhD from Harvard University in 1965.
18
From Richard E. Sylla interview. Sylla received a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1969.
From Richard E. Sylla interview. Sylla received a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1969.
19
From Peter D. McClelland interview. McClelland received his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1966.
From Peter D. McClelland interview. McClelland received his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1966.
20
Barack Obama, letter to Sylvia Baldwin, December 20, 1962, in possession of Baldwin.
Barack Obama, letter to Sylvia Baldwin, December 20, 1962, in possession of Baldwin.
21
From Harris Mule interview. Mule was Obama's boss in the 1970s.
From Harris Mule interview. Mule was Obama's boss in the 1970s.
22
From Oyuko Onyango Mbeche, Moses Wasonga, Otieno Wasonga, and George Saitoti interviews.
From Oyuko Onyango Mbeche, Moses Wasonga, Otieno Wasonga, and George Saitoti interviews.
23
Omar Obama's birth date is unclear. According to alumnae records at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols school, Omar Okech Onyango Obama was born March 10, 1945. Information provided by Beth Jacobson, BB&N director of alumnae affairs. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle records list his birth date as June 3, 1944.
Omar Obama's birth date is unclear. According to alumnae records at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols school, Omar Okech Onyango Obama was born March 10, 1945. Information provided by Beth Jacobson, BB&N director of alumnae affairs. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle records list his birth date as June 3, 1944.
24
“The Status of Airlift Students,” memo to Tom Mboya, September 7, 1963, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Stanford, California, Tom Mboya papers.
“The Status of Airlift Students,” memo to Tom Mboya, September 7, 1963, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Stanford, California, Tom Mboya papers.
25
Buckingham Browne & Nichols alumnae records. Information provided by Beth Jacobson, BB&N director of alumnae affairs.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols alumnae records. Information provided by Beth Jacobson, BB&N director of alumnae affairs.
26
Newton North High School records. Information provided by the principal's office.
Newton North High School records. Information provided by the principal's office.
27
Omar's name change appears in court records and on his registration with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Omar's name change appears in court records and on his registration with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
28
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, the Wells Market, Inc., 1760 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, Massachusetts, registration March 16, 1992.
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, the Wells Market, Inc., 1760 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, Massachusetts, registration March 16, 1992.
30
From Zeituni Onyango interview.
From Zeituni Onyango interview.
31
K. D. MacDonald, memo to J. A. Hamilton, January 31, 1964. Contained in Obama's immigration file maintained by the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Per department policy, some names are deleted for privacy reasons.
K. D. MacDonald, memo to J. A. Hamilton, January 31, 1964. Contained in Obama's immigration file maintained by the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Per department policy, some names are deleted for privacy reasons.
32
M. F. McKeon (immigration inspector), memo, April 28, 1964. Contained in Obama's INS file.
M. F. McKeon (immigration inspector), memo, April 28, 1964. Contained in Obama's INS file.
33
M. F. McKeon, memo, May 19, 1964.
M. F. McKeon, memo, May 19, 1964.
34
David D. Henry, letter to Barack H. Obama, May 27, 1964. The letter is contained in Obama's “A” file
David D. Henry, letter to Barack H. Obama, May 27, 1964. The letter is contained in Obama's “A” file
35
“Memo for File,” June 18, 1964, signed by Dep. Sec. Mulrean, Boston. Contained in Barack Obama's “A” file.
“Memo for File,” June 18, 1964, signed by Dep. Sec. Mulrean, Boston. Contained in Barack Obama's “A” file.
36
From Ruth Ndesandjo interview, April 7, 2010.
From Ruth Ndesandjo interview, April 7, 2010.
37
Barack H. Obama Curriculum Vitae. Contained in Obama's personnel file, held by the Kenyan Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision.
Barack H. Obama Curriculum Vitae. Contained in Obama's personnel file, held by the Kenyan Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision.
38
E. Golden (immigration inspector), memo, August 28, 1964. Contained in Obama's “A” file.
CHAPTER 7E. Golden (immigration inspector), memo, August 28, 1964. Contained in Obama's “A” file.
2
Republic of Kenya, Statistical Abstract 1967, Nairobi Government Printer, 1967, p. 14. Figures from Population Census of 1962, as published in Cherry J. Gertzel, Maure Leonard Goldschmidt, and Donald S. Rothchild, eds.,
Government and Politics in Kenya; A Nation Building Text
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House, 1969), 22.
Republic of Kenya, Statistical Abstract 1967, Nairobi Government Printer, 1967, p. 14. Figures from Population Census of 1962, as published in Cherry J. Gertzel, Maure Leonard Goldschmidt, and Donald S. Rothchild, eds.,
Government and Politics in Kenya; A Nation Building Text
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House, 1969), 22.
3
Jim C. Harper,
Western-Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900â1963: The African American Factor
(New York: Routledge, 2006), 124. Harper says there were less than five hundred with degrees from overseas at the time of independence. One year later dozens more had returned from attending college overseas, putting the figure at close to six hundred.
Jim C. Harper,
Western-Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900â1963: The African American Factor
(New York: Routledge, 2006), 124. Harper says there were less than five hundred with degrees from overseas at the time of independence. One year later dozens more had returned from attending college overseas, putting the figure at close to six hundred.
4
From Mwaura Ngari interview.
From Mwaura Ngari interview.
5
From Leo Odera Omolo interview.
From Leo Odera Omolo interview.
6
David Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya: The Man Kenya Wanted to Forget
(New York: Africana Publishing Company, 1982), 139. Goldsworthy characterizes Ayodo's relationship to Mboya as close.
David Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya: The Man Kenya Wanted to Forget
(New York: Africana Publishing Company, 1982), 139. Goldsworthy characterizes Ayodo's relationship to Mboya as close.
7
Jared Onono, interview with author, February 2010.
Jared Onono, interview with author, February 2010.
8
From Ezra Obama and Charles Oluoch interviews. Both men discuss the importance of a lady's legs in general and Ruth's legs in particular.
From Ezra Obama and Charles Oluoch interviews. Both men discuss the importance of a lady's legs in general and Ruth's legs in particular.
9
From Leo Odero Omolo interview.
From Leo Odero Omolo interview.
10
From Jared Onono and Peter Aringo interviews.
From Jared Onono and Peter Aringo interviews.
11
Celia Nyamweru, “Letting the Side Down: Personal Reflections on Colonial and Independent Kenya,” in
Global Multiculturalism: Comparative Perspectives on Ethnicity, Race, and Nation
, ed. Grant Hermans Cornwell and Eve Walsh Stoddard (London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2001), 185.
Celia Nyamweru, “Letting the Side Down: Personal Reflections on Colonial and Independent Kenya,” in
Global Multiculturalism: Comparative Perspectives on Ethnicity, Race, and Nation
, ed. Grant Hermans Cornwell and Eve Walsh Stoddard (London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2001), 185.
13
Certificate of Marriage, Nairobi Registrar's Office, 1964, no. 47. A copy of the certificate is in the case file of Succession Cause No. 233 of 1985 in the Nairobi High Court in Nairobi.
Certificate of Marriage, Nairobi Registrar's Office, 1964, no. 47. A copy of the certificate is in the case file of Succession Cause No. 233 of 1985 in the Nairobi High Court in Nairobi.
15
Bethwell A. Ogot and William Robert Ochieng, eds.,
Decolonization
&
Independence in Kenya, 1940â93
(London: J. Curry, 1995), 85.
Bethwell A. Ogot and William Robert Ochieng, eds.,
Decolonization
&
Independence in Kenya, 1940â93
(London: J. Curry, 1995), 85.
16
Norman Miller and Rodger Yeager,
Kenya: The Quest for Prosperity
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994), 31.
Norman Miller and Rodger Yeager,
Kenya: The Quest for Prosperity
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994), 31.
17
Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya
, 248. Goldsworthy describes Mboya's state of mind about the job as well as how others regarded the appointment.
Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya
, 248. Goldsworthy describes Mboya's state of mind about the job as well as how others regarded the appointment.
19
“African Socialism and Its Application to Planning in Kenya,” Sessional Paper no. 10, Statement by the President, copy available in the Kenya National Archives.
“African Socialism and Its Application to Planning in Kenya,” Sessional Paper no. 10, Statement by the President, copy available in the Kenya National Archives.
22
Ibid.
Ibid.
23
Ibid.
Ibid.
24
Ibid., 33.
Ibid., 33.
25
Ibid.
Ibid.
26
David W. Cohen, “Perils and Pragmatics of Critique: Reading Barack Obama Sr.'s 1965 Review of Kenya's Development Plan” March 2010, an unpublished paper prepared for the University of Cape Town and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, p. 8. This quotation comes from comments Cohen presented to the journalist David Remnick on April 15, 2009, and included in the paper cited here. Quoted here with the permission of the author.
David W. Cohen, “Perils and Pragmatics of Critique: Reading Barack Obama Sr.'s 1965 Review of Kenya's Development Plan” March 2010, an unpublished paper prepared for the University of Cape Town and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, p. 8. This quotation comes from comments Cohen presented to the journalist David Remnick on April 15, 2009, and included in the paper cited here. Quoted here with the permission of the author.
27
Ibid., 27.
Ibid., 27.
28
From David Cohen interview.
From David Cohen interview.
31
From Kevin Abiero and Leo Odera Omolo Erastus Amondi Okul interviews.
From Kevin Abiero and Leo Odera Omolo Erastus Amondi Okul interviews.
32
From Wilson Ndolo Ayah and Ruth Ndesandjo (April 2010) interviews.
From Wilson Ndolo Ayah and Ruth Ndesandjo (April 2010) interviews.
33
From Kezia Obama interview.
From Kezia Obama interview.
34
Harvard University registrar, letter to Barack H. Obama, November 16, 1965. Contained in Obama's “A” file.
Harvard University registrar, letter to Barack H. Obama, November 16, 1965. Contained in Obama's “A” file.
35
Herufi is the Swahili word for “statistics.”
Herufi is the Swahili word for “statistics.”
36
“Historical Facts of Banking in Kenya & The Central Bank of Kenya” (Central Bank of Kenya), 16.
“Historical Facts of Banking in Kenya & The Central Bank of Kenya” (Central Bank of Kenya), 16.
37
From Duncan Ndegwa interview.
From Duncan Ndegwa interview.
38
Ibid.
CHAPTER 8Ibid.
1
From Dr. Marty Singer interview.
From Dr. Marty Singer interview.
2
From Florence Pressman interview.
From Florence Pressman interview.
3
“Boards, Agendas and Minute Meetings,” Kenya Tourist Development Corporation (KTDC), December 14, 1967, AHC/3/12, Kenya National Archives.
“Boards, Agendas and Minute Meetings,” Kenya Tourist Development Corporation (KTDC), December 14, 1967, AHC/3/12, Kenya National Archives.
4
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the KTDC, December 1969, AHC/3/12, Kenya National Archives. This document provides an overview of the tourism development corporation and notes many of Kenyatta's remarks about the industry.
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the KTDC, December 1969, AHC/3/12, Kenya National Archives. This document provides an overview of the tourism development corporation and notes many of Kenyatta's remarks about the industry.
6
Auma Obama,
Das Leben kommt immer dazwischen
(Cologne, Germany: Bastei Lubbe GmbH & Co. KG, 2010), 28.
Auma Obama,
Das Leben kommt immer dazwischen
(Cologne, Germany: Bastei Lubbe GmbH & Co. KG, 2010), 28.
7
Ibid., 27.
Ibid., 27.
8
From Ruth Ndesandjo interview (April 2010).
From Ruth Ndesandjo interview (April 2010).
9
From Kezia Obama interview.
From Kezia Obama interview.
10
High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, P&A No. 233 of 1985, ruling issued 1989. This document is included in the files concerning both Succession Cause 233 of 1985 and Succession Cause 63 of 1990.
High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, P&A No. 233 of 1985, ruling issued 1989. This document is included in the files concerning both Succession Cause 233 of 1985 and Succession Cause 63 of 1990.
11
Jomo Kenyatta,
Suffering without Bitterness: The Founding of the Kenya Nation
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House, 1968), 343.
Jomo Kenyatta,
Suffering without Bitterness: The Founding of the Kenya Nation
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House, 1968), 343.
12
Susanne D. Mueller, “Government and Opposition in Kenya 1966-9,”
Journal of Modern African Studies
22, no. 3 (September 1984): 408.
Susanne D. Mueller, “Government and Opposition in Kenya 1966-9,”
Journal of Modern African Studies
22, no. 3 (September 1984): 408.
13
Ibid., 415.
Ibid., 415.
14
Bethwell A. Ogot and William Robert Ochieng, eds.,
Decolonization
&
Independence in Kenya, 1940â93
(London: J. Curry, 1995), 101.
Bethwell A. Ogot and William Robert Ochieng, eds.,
Decolonization
&
Independence in Kenya, 1940â93
(London: J. Curry, 1995), 101.
15
David Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya: The Man Kenya Wanted to Forget
(New York: Africana Publishing Company, 1982), 267.
David Goldsworthy,
Tom Mboya: The Man Kenya Wanted to Forget
(New York: Africana Publishing Company, 1982), 267.
16
Ibid., 274.
Ibid., 274.
17
Republic of Kenya, Central Bureau of Statistics Economic Survey, June 1966, p. 52, table 36, Kenya National Archives.
Republic of Kenya, Central Bureau of Statistics Economic Survey, June 1966, p. 52, table 36, Kenya National Archives.
19
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation, December 1969, AHC/3/12,, p. 6, Kenya National Archives.
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation, December 1969, AHC/3/12,, p. 6, Kenya National Archives.
20
All references to the terms of Obama's employment at the KTDC come from “Boards, Agenda and Minutes,” KTDC executive committee meeting, September 8, 1967, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 27/67/EC. Kenya National Archives.
All references to the terms of Obama's employment at the KTDC come from “Boards, Agenda and Minutes,” KTDC executive committee meeting, September 8, 1967, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 27/67/EC. Kenya National Archives.
22
Minutes of the fifth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, June 18, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 14/68, p. 3, Kenya National Archives.
Minutes of the fifth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, June 18, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 14/68, p. 3, Kenya National Archives.
23
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation, December 1969, AHC/3/12, pp. 4â5, Kenya National Archives.
“Boards Agendas and Meetings,” Draft Annual Report of the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation, December 1969, AHC/3/12, pp. 4â5, Kenya National Archives.
24
Ibid., 3.
Ibid., 3.
25
Joseph P. B. M. Ouma,
Evolution of Tourism in East Africa: 1990â2000
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Literature Bureau, 1970), 103.
Joseph P. B. M. Ouma,
Evolution of Tourism in East Africa: 1990â2000
(Nairobi, Kenya: East African Literature Bureau, 1970), 103.
26
Minutes of the fifth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, June 18, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 14/68, p. 3, Kenya National Archives.
Minutes of the fifth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, June 18, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 14/68, p. 3, Kenya National Archives.
27
Minutes of the sixth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, August, 13, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 26/68, p. 5, Kenya National Archives.
Minutes of the sixth meeting of the KTDC executive committee, August, 13, 1968, AHC/3/12, Minute no. 26/68, p. 5, Kenya National Archives.
30
Hilary Ng'weno, “Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya's Murder and the Return of One-Party State,”
Afro Articles
, December 7, 2007,
http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Thomas-Joseph-Odhiambo-Mboya-s-murder
â-the-return-of-one-party-State /62356.
Hilary Ng'weno, “Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya's Murder and the Return of One-Party State,”
Afro Articles
, December 7, 2007,
http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/Article/Thomas-Joseph-Odhiambo-Mboya-s-murder
â-the-return-of-one-party-State /62356.
31
“Mboya Murder Defence Evidence Today.”
“Mboya Murder Defence Evidence Today.”
32
From Caroline Elkins interview.
From Caroline Elkins interview.
34
From Susan Mboya interview.
From Susan Mboya interview.
35
Peter Firstbrook,
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family
(London: Preface Publishing, 2010), 218.
Peter Firstbrook,
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family
(London: Preface Publishing, 2010), 218.
36
David William Cohen and E. S. Atieno Odhiambo,
The Risks of Knowledge: Investigations into the Death of the Hon. Minister John Robert Ouko in Kenya, 1990
(Athens: Ohio University Press, 2004), 5.
David William Cohen and E. S. Atieno Odhiambo,
The Risks of Knowledge: Investigations into the Death of the Hon. Minister John Robert Ouko in Kenya, 1990
(Athens: Ohio University Press, 2004), 5.
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