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- Photos taken in 1980 when Obama was a student at Occidental College in Los AngelesTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
- Lisa Jack, an aspiring photographer, took the 36 pictures of ObamaTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
- Jack later became a psychologistTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
- Before the election, Jack hid the photos in a safety deposit box to avoid them being used for political purposesTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
- Photos in black and white
- Several depict Obama smoking or holding a cigarette in his hand
- Pictures first published in Time Magazine in December 2008
- Time Magazine named Obama Person of the Year 2008 earlier in the month
- Jack started looking for the photographs after she told her friends about the photo shoot in 2008 and they didn't believe heTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
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Photos from President-elect Barack Obama's time in college surfaced after the 2008 Election. The photos pictured Obama posing for Lisa Jack, an aspiring photographer.The photographs are in black and white.Time Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
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"...The thoughtfulness, cockiness and winning smile that propelled Mr Obama from political obscurity to becoming the first black US president are strikingly evident..." — Alex Spillius, The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Barack Obama as you've never seen him before (December 17, 2008)"He was very charismatic even then." — Lisa Jackson to Time MagazineTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
"I'm not political...These are historic photos and they should be shared." — Lisa Jackson to Time MagazineTime Magazine: Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays
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