Barack Obama Presidential Center

The Barack Obama Presidential Center^[1] is the planned presidential library of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. The center will be located on the South Side of Chicago. Once completed, it will become the 14th site in the National Archives and Records Administration's presidential library system.^[2] The center will be constructed at the behest of nonprofit Barack H. Obama Foundation, which was officially set up for this purpose. The foundation board consists of: Marty Nesbitt, a close friend from Chicago; J. Kevin Poorman, president and CEO of PSP Capital Partners; David Plouffe; Obama's half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng; venture capital financier, John Doerr; Studio Museum in Harlem head, Thelma Golden; and fundraiser and former White House staffer, Juliana Smoot.^[3][4]

The foundation was formally incorporated on January 29, 2014,^[5] and several organizations, including the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Hawaii, and Columbia University submitted proposals for the honor of hosting the institution. ^{[6] [7]}

On May 12, 2015, it was announced by the Barack Obama Foundation and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel that the Barack Obama Presidential Center, as well as its foundation, will be located in Chicago and associated with the University of Chicago. A site for the center building has yet to be chosen, but possible locations include Jackson Park and Washington Park on Chicago's South Side. A design committee is assisting in the selection of the architect.^[8]

See also

• Presidential Records Act

References

External links

• Official website
• Kamin, Blair (December 21, 2015). "Obama Foundation names finalists to design presidential library". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2015. 

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