Past U.S. Winners Of Nobel Peace Prize

President Barack Obama is not the first sitting U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were the first two, and he joins a long list of Americans whose efforts have drawn the attention of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

U.S. winners of the Nobel Peace Prize include:

1906, Theodore Roosevelt
1912, Elihu Root
1919, Woodrow Wilson
1925, Charles G. Dawes
1929, Frank B. Kellogg
1931, Jane Addams
1931, Nicholas Murray Butler
1945, Cordell Hull
1946, Emily Greene Balch
1946, John R. Mott
1950, Ralph Bunche
1953, George C. Marshall
1962, Linus Pauling
1964, Martin Luther King Jr.
1970, Norman Borlaug
1973, Henry Kissinger
1986, Elie Wiesel
1997, Jody Williams
2002, Jimmy Carter
2007, Al Gore
2009, Barack Obama

Watch video of Nobel award ceremony from AP Television
Watch a shocked Bob Schieffer's analysis
Watch Mark Phillips' report on the Prize
Read excerpts from the Nobel citation awarding Mr. Obama
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generationc says:: I SMELL HATERATION !!!!!
I am excited for President Barack Obama. It is rare that with so much hate from the Republicans and people of hate in the U.S., that President Obama still determines to accomplish what he promised for the American People. Despite the fight, he has created new laws for Credit Cards, given rebates, given back a little extra in the average American's paycheck. For 8 years we were ignored. What we thought and desired did not matter. Our taxes were raised while Corporate taxes and taxes on the rich were lowered. While Wall Street got greedy and almost took down the US, the average American was the one hurt the most. Losing a job and having no money trumps losing millions in the stock market if you have millions left. Losing your home and you families being on the street was not something that was thought about and considered when relaxing or eliminating regulations, but here we are. I say "Thank you Nobel Peace Prize Committee" for selecting our President. What we can do is support him and be proud that our President will fight to help even those that oppose him. That is a blessing and incredible pressure, but we can also support him. He said with our help we will change. Yes We Can, takes "WE" together.
Help Him. Don't Hate On Him. I am Proud of Him. I am Proud of Us as Americans. Because We As A Country Demanded Change, Got Change And Will Continue To Fight Beside President Obama Until We Continue Manifestation Of Change. GOD Bless America. The Hatters Can't Stop, What The People Demanded. CHANGE. YES WE WILL !!!!; reply

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generationc says:: I am excited for President Barack Obama. It is rare that with so much hate from the Republicans and people of hate in the U.S., that President Obama still determines to accomplish what he promised for the American People. Despite the fight, he has created new laws for Credit Cards, given rebates, given back a little extra in the average American's paycheck. For 8 years we were ignored. What we thought and desired did not matter. Our taxes were raised while Corporate taxes and taxes on the rich were lowered. While Wall Street got greedy and almost took down the US, the average American was the one hurt the most. Losing a job and having no money trumps losing millions in the stock market if you have millions left. Losing your home and you families being on the street was not something that was thought about and considered when relaxing or eliminating regulations, but here we are. I say "Thank you Nobel Peace Prize Committee" for selecting our President. What we can do is support him and be proud that our President will fight to help even those that oppose him. That is a blessing and incredible pressure, but we can also support him. He said with our help we will change. Yes We Can, takes "WE" together.
Help Him. Don't Hate On Him. I am Proud of Him. I am Proud of Us as Americans. Because We As A Country Demanded Change, Got Change And Will Continue To Fight Beside President Obama Until We Continue Manifestation Of Change. GOD Bless America. The Hatters Can't Stop, What The People Demanded. CHANGE. YES WE WILL !!!!; reply

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bill0bob says:: Repukes don't like it when the President of the United States wins anything. Why is that?

As Alan Grayson (D-FL) said just yesterday:

"America DOES care about health care in America."

"And if you're against it, then get out of the way. Just get out of the way. You can lead, you can follow or you can get out of the way. And I'm telling you now to get out of the way."

"America understands that there is one party in this country that is favor of health care reform [Democrats] and one party that is against it [Repukes], and they know why."

"They understand that if Barack Obama were somehow able to cure hunger in the world the Republicans would blame him for overpopulation."

"They understand that if Barack Obama could somehow bring about world peace they [Repukes] would blame him for destroying the defense industry."

"In fact, they understand that if Barack Obama has a BLT sandwhich tommorrow for lunch, they [Repukes] will try to ban bacon."

"But that's not what America wants, America wants solutions to its problems and that begins with health care."

REPUKES: YOU LOST. GET OUT OF THE WAY.; reply

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credibility2 says:: Considering the likes of Carter and Gore also receiving this award of distinguished accomplishment, I'd say it makes perfect illogical sense to actually believe that the likes of an Obama is deserving of this award. I hope the Nobel organization is run out of business. They've lost their intelligence and purpose with this token and undeserved award.; reply

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stuart-johns2 says:: The reson the republicans are really so upset about this has nothing to do with Obama per se. It has more to do with the fact that NO republican president has EVER won this prize - all four presidents who did were "progressive" democrats!

And besides, they are livid that their hero Nazi Bush was nominated 8 times and each time failed to get the nod. Bush was rejected by the entire world.; reply