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Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center
- Barack and Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors at the new Obama Presidential Center by personally greeting them as the museum opened.
- They joined LeVar Burton to read Where the Wild Things Are to 25 kids — Michelle even quipped, “Although there were no kings,” to applause.
- The Juneteenth dedication was star-studded; the sprawling, sold-out campus includes a museum, library branch, playground and public spaces celebrating Chicago.
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