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A-list talent announced for Obama presidential library opening

The Obama Foundation’s chief executive, Valerie Jarrett, said that the Thursday event “will be unlike any other — filled with music, performances, and hope.”

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Obama’s new center seeks to rekindle the hope of his presidency

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Obama gets star-studded performer list for presidential center opening

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Opening ceremony for Obama Center to feature Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Bruce Springsteen

Just ahead of the Juneteenth public opening of the Obama Presidential Center, former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama gathered nearly 500 supporters and contributors to the campus ...

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Bruce Springsteen, U2, Stevie Wonder, More Stars to Perform at Obama Presidential Center’s Opening

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What to know about the Obama Center's opening weekend and beyond

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Obama Presidential Center guide: What to know if you’re going

The almost 20-acre campus in Chicago’s Jackson Park includes free park and garden spaces outside, and a museum, dining options, a full-size NBA regulation basketball court and a public library among o...

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Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and More to Open Obama Presidential Center 3 Weeks After Trump Concert Implodes

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Michelle Obama, Quinta Brunson speak with 100 young women at Obama Presidential Center

Want to visit the Obama Presidential Center and Library in Chicago? Here's what to know

The Obama Presidential Center and Library in Chicago is opening to the public on June 19, 2026. Here's everything you need to know to plan your visit.

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Obama's $850m library faces fresh fury as contractors say they still haven't been paid

Former President Barack Obama's Presidential Library in Chicago has come under fire days ahead of its grand opening, as critics slam it as 'anti-Christian.'

Right-Wing Pastor Fumes Over Obama’s ‘Anti-Christian’ Presidential Library: ‘Downright Diabolical’

The pastor claims Obama's presidential library design says "this country is bad, it needs to be brought down, it needs to be fundamentally changed, and God doesn't exist.”

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Why Obama’s Presidential ‘Library’ May Be the Last Normal One

Both Trump and Biden are planning wildly different legacy projects from the huge Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago.

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Barack Obama’s goal for his library: ‘I want them to put my presidency in context’

Barack Obama is expressing his hopes for what his presidential library in Chicago will achieve for his legacy, in an interview with Stephen Colbert.

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Obama Center Library Branch Opens Juneteenth With Obama-Themed Library Cards To Match

Park District officials also celebrated the opening of a playground on the Midway Plaisance this week, built as part of an agreement to replace recreational space lost to the center.