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People Who Most Influenced Obama's Political Life Obama has surrounded himself with people he now denies serious connections to but his history says otherwise. Obama continues to distance himself from the people who played important roles in his past. However, his history in Chicago and Hawaii reveals their influence. Obama and Frank Marshall Davis Frank Marshall Davis was identified only as Frank in Obama's memories Dreams from My Father. Davis, a radical activist and journalist had been suspected of being a member of the Communist Party in the 1950s. He was a friend of Stanley Dunhman, fObama's maternal grandfather. According to Toby Harnden, writing in the Telegraph, (Aug. 24, 2008), Obama lived with his white grandparents and was introduced to Davis in 1970 at age 10. In his memories, Obama recounts how he visited Davis... [read full story]
