Obama Presidential Center Opens: "We Wanted It To Be a Vibrant, Living Celebration of Community"

Former President Barack Obama formally unveiled his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, calling it an "expression of thanks" to the city and a monument, not to his story, but to the U.S.'s story. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

Obama Presidential Center Opens: "We Wanted It To Be a Vibrant, Living Celebration of Community"

TL;DR

  • Barack Obama formally unveiled his presidential center in Chicago.
  • He described the center as an "expression of thanks" to the city.
  • The center is intended as a monument to the U.S.'s story, not solely Obama's.