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Chicago is where almost everything that is most precious to me began. its where i found a home. now, obviously michelle and i have been on a fairly extraordinary journey since then. one we could have never imagined all those years ago. but as far as weve come, i never lost sight of some important lessons that i learned right here in chicago. the first involves the power of place. the need to anchor our efforts to build a better world, not in theories and abstractions, but in neighborhoods and co...

Kansas. as a child i lived in indonesia. i have family whose gene pool stretches from ireland to china. i have lifelong friends who come from every corner of the world. and that background helps explain my core belief in the oneness of humanity. a belief in the god-given dignity and worth of all people and the underlying bonds that we share. its why i believe americas diversity is a strength, not a weakness. the only way we can solve our biggest challenges from climate change to economic inequal...

Built, but also as its being constructed. more than half of the contractors that have been awarded contracts for this project are either women or people of color. the architect is a black woman. theyre emphasizing the idea that they want this project to be as inclusive as possible, to be as reflective of chicago as possible. you also mention the delay that weve had to getting to this point. we were supposed to be watching and witnessing the opening of the obama presidential center this year. ins...

Time. one school at a time. one neighborhood at a time. one community at a time. the internet and social media can connect us and raise awareness about issues that matter, but its only when we root ourselves in specific communities that we can understand the realities of peoples lives and their complexity. thats where we build relationships and the trust that change requires. thats how we test our commitments and assumptions and we learn to navigate our differences and refine the strategies and ...

Self-government. this country was built on the belief that any of us, no matter who we are, where we come from, how much money we have, what our last name is, any of us can recognize where our nation has fallen short, challenge the status quo, and pull america a little closer to our highest ideals. and that same faith and democracy has overthrown tyrants and liberated countries and delivered greater opportunity and freedom and dignity to billions of people around the world. so my experience in c...

You have quite the seat, my friend, there at this ceremonial groundbreaking. shaqrewster live for us in the city of chicago. thank you very much. from chicago now back here to washingto and a ton of breaking news as we come on the air on this very busy afternoon behind me on capitol hill. you have the last-minute push by democrats to getoing on key parts of the biden agenda, running into new roadblocks with the senate showdown happening right now. and right around now, so are meetings between ...

Obama presidential center to change chicago for the better. this center will support thousands of jobs during and after construction. many of the right here on the south side. it will help spark economic owth in this community by bringing as many as 750,000 visitors to this area every single year. visitors who will eat, shop, explore and spend money, strengtheng the south side and making it an even mor attractive place for businesses to grow and to hire. the center will also preserve and enhance...

Community rec center, another branch of the chicago public library, creating new spaces for folks from theouth side and all over the city to gather and to connect and to learn. ill close by sing that it feels natural for michelle and me to want to give back to chicago and to the south side in particular. the pce where she grew up and i came into my own, where our children were born, where w made so many friends and where i launched my political career. we will always be grateful for that. and th...

Michelle and i cannot imagine a better legacy than that. we cannot imagine a better investment than that. for this next generation of leaders in chicago and around the world, we see ourselves. we didnt start out in washington. i didnt start off as president. i started o right down the street. and theessons i learned in these neighborhoods ended up shaping the rest of my life. the oba presidential center is our way of showing young people evywhere that they can do the same. and i could not be mor...

That vision a reality. thank you vy much. now were going to go grab some shovels and break some ground. ank you, everybody. [ applause ] >> you have been watching,f course, forrresident back obama at the cemonial groundbreaki of his presential centern the cy of chicago. you can see t present, t first dy heang down to those shovels rht there for that photo-op. shaq brewster is in chicago for this. the former president has been talking more about this, he had the exclusive ierview on abc this morn...