"[A] Poet Named Frank Who Lived In A Dilapidated House In A Run-Down Section Of Waikiki. He Had Enjoyed Some Modest Notoriety Once, Was A Contemporary Of Richard Wright And Langston Hughes During His Years In Chicago…." (Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995, p. 76)
"'Frank,' You See, Was None Other Than Frank Marshall Davis - A Notorious Member Of The Communist Party…'" (Carter L. Clews, Op-Ed, "Identity Thrall," The Washington Times, 7/30/08)
"Takara Has Written Extensively About A Nearly Forgotten Historical Figure, Frank Marshall Davis, A Black Poet, Newspaper Columnist And Labor Activist, Who Moved To The Islands In 1948. In The '70s, A By-Then-Elderly Davis Was A Friend Of Barack Obama's Grandfather And Would Proffer Advice To A Young Barry, As He Was Called Then." (John Heckathorn, "What The Heck?" Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 6/29/08)
Obama: "What had Frank called college? An advanced degree in compromise." (Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995, p. 97)