Professor: 'Dreams from My Father' Audiobook Oddly Scrubs Mentions of Frank Marshall Davis

Frank appears in every section of the memoir, all three parts, starting in Hawaii and then when Obama thinks of him later in Africa, Europe, Chicago. It’s not like Frank appears only on pages, say, 15-22. He appears throughout the text. It’s eerie to be reading the book in hard cover, and listening simultaneously to the audio, and see and hear everything the same, and then suddenly come upon a printed sentence or paragraph that mentions “Frank” and—bam—the audio suddenly skips ahead. 18 Oct 2012

BOOK: 'The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor'

This is the third in a series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, Cold War historian and professor of political science, on his blockbuster book, "The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor." The Communist is based on declassified material from Soviet archives, FBI files, and archived articles from Communist Party publications. 6 Sep 2012

Big Mentor: On Obama and Frank Marshall Davis, the Communist

This is the first in a weekly series of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, Cold War historian and professor of political science, who has just released a major book titled The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor, based on never-before-seen declassified material from Soviet archives, FBI files, and archived columns from Communist Party publications. 24 Jul 2012

Forward! With Obama, Axelrod, Jarrett, and Frank Marshall Davis

There has been some interesting commentary in the conservative media regarding the new Obama campaign slogan for 2012: "Forward!" The slogan debuted on April 30 -- May Day eve -- in a seven-minute video by the Obama campaign, with the "O" in "Forward!" familiarly styled upon the Obama logo. 23 Jul 2012