A Defining Moment: Barack Obama The Historic Journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Nominated for NAACP Image Award (2012); Library of Congress (June 2013). Revealing a collection of never before seen photographs, reliving theexperiences, and reviewing the historic speeches, A Defining Momentprovides an introspective view of the journey taken by the firstAfrican American President of the United States.Images of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech and the raised fist of Nelson Mandela mark snapshots in history that have graced walls, shelves and in homes across the globe. The election of the first African American President of the United States is no different. The historical impact is undeniable.A Defining Moment will allow you to relive the historic journey of President Obama after he is out of office. It was defining moments in US history and across the globe.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Patricia (Pat) Duncan was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and impresses everyone from childhood friends to business associates, with her passion and commitment to her dreams. Her first dream to be fulfilled was becoming a flight attendant with Braniff International Airways, for six wonder years. When Braniff closed their gates in 1982, she thought would try something different.Pat is Chief Executive Officer and President of IJABA Event Planning and IJABA Publishing Inc. "IJABA" means A Wish Fulfilled. As most entrepreneurs are aware, the establishment of a new business is a daunting task. Pat embraced the advice of her deceased sister twice elected Vikki Buckley, Colorado’s first African American Secretary of State: “If you have a dream and a goal, you must go after it! Stay focused; accept the good with the bad. You may get knocked back two steps before you can take one step forward, but don't quit! If you work hard and keep God first in your life, you will preserve." Pat wanted to start documenting her events and decided to purchase a digital camera. She took her camera with her to every event. It wasn’t long before she realized she had the passion and others felt that she had a talent for photography. Having a mentor with her every step of the way, she moved from the ranks of being an amateur photographer to an award winning professional photographer. After many hours of thought, Pat decided to publish a coffee table book on President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House with a Colorado flavor. The title of the book is A Defining Moment-Barack Obama-The Historic Journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The book was nominated for the 43rd NAACP Image Awards in the category of Outstanding Literary Work of a Debut Author in 2012 and placed in the Library of Congress, June, 2013.Pat Is married to a captain on the Denver Fire Department and she has two grown daughters.