The FRONTLINE Interview: Tom Topolinski

Season 2012 Episode 19

About the Episode

Obama's childhood friend Tom Topolinski talks about their time together in high school in Hawaii, how their group of friends came to be called the "Choom Gang," and Obama's basketball skills.

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