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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