POLITICSJun 9 · 17:10 UTCTHE ATLANTICKelsey Ables

Obama Writes His Own Story

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, set to open on June 19, features a museum, playground, and public library but does not house the 44th president's archives, which are being digitized in Maryland. The center, controlled by the Obama Foundation rather than the federal presidential-library system, has sparked debate over its narrative control and lack of federal involvement.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

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Barack ObamapersonMichelle ObamapersonObama Presidential CenterplaceObama FoundationorganizationNational Archives and Records AdministrationorganizationChicagoplaceMarylandplaceAffordable Care Acttopic

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