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Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago as NPR's Don Gonyea Reflects on 1 Political Rise

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Updated · NPR · Jun 21

Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago as NPR's Don Gonyea Reflects on 1 Political Rise

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jun 21

Chicago's opening of the Obama Presidential Center prompted NPR correspondent Don Gonyea to revisit his years covering Barack Obama's rise in national politics.
Gonyea framed the center's debut as a full-circle moment, linking the new institution to the early stages of Obama's political ascent that he reported on firsthand.
The reflection turns the opening beyond a ceremonial event, underscoring how Obama's career arc is now being formalized in a presidential center in his hometown.

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NPR's Don Gonyea Reflects on Covering Former President as Obama Presidential Center Opens

The Obama Presidential Center opens today. Take a look inside : The Picture Show : NPR

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The Obama Presidential Center opens today. Take a look inside : The Picture Show : NPR

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