His name really is Barry Soetoro - so says Barack Obama

Barack Obama speaking at the Cambridge Public Library. Recorded on September 20,1995. This video was originally aired on Channel 37 Cambridge Municipal Television as an episode of the show “The Author Series.“ In this episode Obama discusses his book “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance,“ which at the time had just been released a few months previously. In this video Barack Obama retells his family referring to him as Barry, not Barack. The name Barack Obama is a name he chose for himself. When asked if he had ever been known by another name, he replied, “NO.“