00:00Many presidential libraries and institutions have some of these iconic features.
00:05There are some that have the replica of the limousine or Air Force One, but President
00:10Obama chose the Oval Office to give people an opportunity to see what it's like to sit
00:16behind a resident desk.
00:17There's Mrs. Obama's iconic dresses from both terms located there as well.
00:22You'll see some of those iconic memorabilia and features throughout both terms in the
00:28campaigns as well.
00:30So the exterior of the building is designed in the shape of four hands coming together
00:35and so with that it's to hopefully have people reflect on the power of the collective we and
00:42people coming together to bring about change.
00:45Yeah, right now I'm taking out some peas, we're getting peppers later today, so, mmm!
00:52President Obama chose Chicago because it's a city that has given so much to them.
00:56Mrs. Obama, a native of the south side of Chicago, President Obama who got his organizing start
01:01right here on the south side of Chicago.
01:03They also wanted to give back to a community that has given so much to them and that's why
01:08they chose the south side of Chicago.
01:10This is home.
01:13I want people to be curious.
01:15I also want people to know that this is a safe space for them to come and, yes, reflect on
01:21the historic moment of his presidency and the campaigns, but also to come together as
01:27a community.
01:29This campus should inspire people to be hopeful and to think about the actual change they can
01:34make in their own communities.
01:35You know, I have a lot to you, thank you!
01:36Thank you so much!
01:37Thank you!
01:37If haven't got one more camera...
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