the senior Barack Obama and Ann Dunham
You might not be familiar with this couple, who in 1960 met in a university Russian language class. But you’ll be familiar with their son. Barack Obama, Sr. married Ann Dunham the year after she became pregnant. On August 4, 1961, Baby Barack Obama II was born. Sr. was 24, and Dunham was 18 years old. Sr. needed to obtain consent before taking a second wife. While he left to attend the University of Hawaii, his first wife, expecting their first child, remained in Kenya. At age 10, President Obama had one encounter with his father.