Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago; Barack and Michelle Obama Attend Ceremony with Daughters Malia and Sasha
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Joel Calfee
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The Barack Obama Presidential Center is opening to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park neighborhood on the South Side, where Barack and Michelle Obama first met. The 19.3-acre campus includes a museum, presidential library, parks, a forum, a basketball court, a playground, and a garden. A ceremony was held at John Lewis Plaza to commemorate the opening, with former President Barack Obama joined by Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama in a rare joint public appearance.
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· 3 pulledThe 19.3-acre campus was purposefully built on the south side of the city, where Barack and Michelle first connected
its grounds will include not only a museum and presidential library, but also parks, a forum, an NBA regulation-size basketball court, a playground, a fruit and vegetable garden, and more
a ceremony was held at the John Lewis Plaza, where the former president was supported by the three most fashi
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