Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a children's book

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 by United States President

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 Barack Obama

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, with illustrations by Loren Long

Loren Long

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. It is described by the publisher as "a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation." The stories of thirteen Americans are told in the book: George Washington

George Washington

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, Abraham Lincoln

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, Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong

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, Sitting Bull

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, Cesar Chavez

César Chávez

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, Billie Holiday

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, Maya Lin

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, Albert Einstein

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 (who was born in Germany

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), Georgia O'Keefe, Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

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, Helen Keller

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, and Jane Addams

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The proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to a scholarship fund for the children of fallen and disabled US service personnel.
Obama finished writing the book in 2008, before he became President of the United States.