Inside the Obama Presidential Center: The Hidden Details Behind Every Room

[In It to Win It]

Step inside the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and discover the stories behind one of America's most anticipated cultural landmarks. From the soaring museum tower and recreated Oval Office to Michelle Obama's iconic fashion collection and deeply personal artifacts from the Obama campaign and presidency, President and Mrs. Obama, Valerie Jarrett, and the team behind the Center reveal how it's redefining what a presidential library can be. More than a monument, it's an immersive experience tracing the memories, milestones, and grassroots movement that shaped a historic presidency, and the future it hopes to inspire. As Michelle Obama says, "It's a home away from home. And even though it has our names on it, it's all for you."

Explore not just the museum, but the original artworks and vibrant spaces built to serve the community, including a new Chicago Public Library branch, a regulation basketball court, an expansive playground, the Eleanor Roosevelt fruit and vegetable garden and Tafari's Kitchen, where family recipes approved by President Obama celebrate the power of food, memory, and connection. Woven together with the deeply personal stories that shaped the Obama family and presidency, the Obama Presidential Center was designed as a gathering place for Chicago's South Side and visitors from around the world.

Special thanks to The Obama Foundation for Obama Presidential Center B-roll.

0:00 Inside the Obama Presidential Center
0:56 Home Court
1:18 Sledding Hill
1:38 Tafari’s Kitchen (Forum Building)
2:36 Museum Building
3:35 Campaign History
4:22 The President’s Lucky Charms
5:24 The First Lady’s Fashion
6:38 Oval Office Replica
8:03 Chicago Public Library
8:57 Original Artworks
10:10 Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden
10:43 Playground
11:46 Marriage Equality
12:23 Ten Letters a Day

[Botany]

1. Damn I miss him and his family.

That was outstanding. Time for me to get busy.