Former President Barack Obama starts his speech with a summary of his view from the oval office in the White House, which neither he nor his family could have anticipated. He then goes on to talk about his walks in the garden, where he had a brief encounter with one of the gardeners, Mr. Ed Thomas, whom he respected for his pride in his work and that of the other staff. He goes on to say more about it .His first political memories Despite the fact that he did not come from a political background, his grandparents wanted him to be well-informed, as they put it. He then goes on to address his childhood years, remembering picking on another classmate, which his angry grandmother questioned him about, causing him to rethink the kind of person he wants to be and the direction he would follow in existence.