Since we're all still thinking a lot about our new president, I thought we'd mark Father's Day Friday today with a roundup of thoughts about the role of fathers in Barack Obama's story. His own father, that is, and the father he has become to two young daughters.

--You can listen to reviews and discussion of Obama's memoir, Dreams from My Father, from the Diane Rehm show.

--The Washington Post's On Faith blog reports that the story of Obama's absent father has been turned into an anti-abortion ad that aired during the new president's inauguration.

--In case you missed it, here's the father-focused speech Obama delivered last Father's Day on the campaign trail, courtesy of Politico. The video of the speech from YouTube is above.

--Here's the Obama administration's agenda on family issues from the new whitehouse.gov.