Whilst taking the crowd he mentions a woman by the name of Ann Nixon Cooper who 's 106 years old. In amazement he notes that she has been able to live a century in America. Being raised during a time where there we 're no cars on the road nor plains in the sky. A time in her life where she wouldn 't be able to vote due to the color of her skin and because she was a woman. Though Ann grow up during a time where things were segregated, she was fortunate enough to see the nation change; let alone live long enough to see the country 's first black president. Acquiring supporters from all walks of life, young and old, near and far, coming together sitting in the back alleys of Des Moine, Iowa, Ms. Ann was amongst those who believed in the change