CALIFORNIA VOTER: "I'm speechless. I'm trying not to cry right now. I'm thinking of my great-grandfather, my grandmother. Man, this is amazing."
BARACK OBAMA: "Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
But the election of two thousand eight was not the end of America's economic problems. What became known as the Great Recession would officially end in June of two thousand nine, six months into the new president's term. But its lasting effects would continue to be felt all the way into the twenty-twelve election season.
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And that brings our history series to a close. We will start over again. But over the next several weeks, we’ll be presenting a special “best of” series. Each program will be a time capsule of life in America from the decades between the two world wars through the end of the twentieth century.
We’ll look at social trends, the arts, music and other areas of popular culture. We hope you'll join us for this special series, before we begin our new series of programs. You can find all of our programs online at voaspecialenglish.com.
And now, this is your producer and host Steve Ember, thanking our editor Avi Arditti and this week's writer, Kelly Nuxoll – and you for joining us each week for THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.
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