This His-Story Artifact box includes artifacts portraying several perspectives of the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama. 1) Description: Two candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are selected as their political party's candidate for president. Activity: Research each candidate, then use a Venn diagram to display what the presidential candidates have in common and how they differ. 2) Description: Open the link to the timeline of Obama's candidacy. Obama's Candidacy: A Timeline Activity: Read through the timeline and answer the following questions: 1) How much time passed between Obama considering the possibility of running for president to claiming the Democratic nomination? 2)What do you think it means to give someone your endorsement? 3) How many different people endorsed Obama as a presidential candidate? 4)Do you think it is important for political candidates to gather endorsements? Why or why not? 3) Description: McCain and Obama go h...