Oprah's Bash for Barack Obama
![Barack Obama stands in front of 1,500 supporters at Oprah's Montecito estate. Barack Obama stands in front of 1,500 supporters at Oprah's Montecito estate.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/about/events/events_20070908_101_350x263.jpg)
September 8, 2007, Oprah Winfrey hosted a fund-raising event for presidential hopeful Barack Obama in the meadow of her estate in Montecito, California.
![Barack Obama gives a speech at Oprah's Montecito estate. Barack Obama gives a speech at Oprah's Montecito estate.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/about/events/events_20070908_102_350x263.jpg)
Introducing Obama, Winfrey said that "nobody can stand in the way of destiny."
The event raised more than $3 million—Obama's largest single-day fund-raising effort.
The event raised more than $3 million—Obama's largest single-day fund-raising effort.
![Barack Obama stands in front of 1,500 supporters at Oprah's Montecito estate. Barack Obama stands in front of 1,500 supporters at Oprah's Montecito estate.](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/about/events/events_20070908_103_350x263.jpg)
Celebrities mixed with Obama's best donors on the lawn for the event…
![Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Stevie Wonder Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Stevie Wonder](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/about/events/events_20070908_104_350x263.jpg)
…and 1,500 guests enjoyed a special concert by Stevie Wonder.
![Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://images.oprah.com/images/about/events/events_20070908_105_350x263.jpg)
Celebrities present included: Lou Gossett Jr.; Cicely Tyson; Forest Whitaker; Ellen Pompeo; Sidney Poitier; Linda Evans; Tyler Perry; Chris Rock; music producer Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds; Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, football quarterback Rodney Peete; radio personality Tom Joyner; sports legends Ernie Banks, Bill Russell and Dave Winfield; tennis great Jimmy Connors; model Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber.
Published 01/12/2008