The end of the world as they knew it: Chicago's far South Side, March 1980-July 1985 -- A place in the world: Honolulu, Seattle, Honolulu, Jakarta, and Honolulu: August 1961-September 1979 -- Searching for home: Eagle Rock, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Hermitage, PA: September 1979-July 1985 -- Transformation and identity: Roseland, Hyde Park, and Kenya, August 1985-August 1988 -- Emergence and achievement: Harvard Law School, September 1988-May 1991 -- Building a future: Chicago, June 1991-September 1995 -- Into the arena: Chicago and springfield, September 1995-September 1999 -- Failure and recovery: Chicago and Springfield, October 1999-January 2003 -- Calculation, coincidence, and coronation: Illinois and Boston, January 2003-November 2004 -- Disappointment and destiny: the U.S. Senate, November 2004-January 2007 -- Epilogue: the president did not attend, as he was golfing.