The letters, transcripts and documents portray President Obama's father as a bright and driven young man who was widely admired by his professors for his work ethic and intellect. It was in Hawaii as a student that the elder Obama met and married Ann Dunham, a classmate and President Obama's mother. Obama's memoir, Dreams From My Father, chronicles the President's struggle to understand the father who abandoned him, and his own identity. The letters end in 1964, when the elder Obama returned to Kenya, leaving behind his 3-year-old son. The documents also hint at the elder Obama's darker side.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 18, 2016 21:33 UTC