Obama dedicates his new presidential center on Chicago’s South Side

Foreign and national dignitaries, former presidents, acclaimed musicians and actors, friends, neighbors and family joined Former First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama in a dedication ceremony at the Obama Presidential Library which opens today, Juneteenth, on Chicago’s South Side. The former president delivered a speech that emphasized American ideals and the promise of America’s democratic experiment at its founding. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page joins The Excerpt to share her thoughts on this historic opening.

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