Feb. 19, 1990: Class Act TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990 Feb. 19, 1990 Starting Over
Time Magazine PEOPLE, Page 93 Class Act

By J.D. Reed/Reported by Wendy Cole

Running the Harvard Law Review often leads to a prestigious career. Last week, for the first time in its 103-year history, the Review welcomed a black president. Says Barack Obama, 28, who directed a community program for Chicago blacks before entering law school: "I feel like I've walked through a door a whole lot of other people worked hard to open." Eventually, says Obama, he may run for office.