The Obama team told TSR to pull up, and that we did! On this special episode of ‘TSR Investigates,‘ host Justin Carter steps into the Obama Presidential Center. This, for a first look and exclusive access ahead of its opening on June 19 — also known as Juneteenth. From the panoramic views from the Sky Room, and the full replica of the Oval Office, The Shade Room caught the IRL views, “complete with Obama’s old Blackberry and a handwritten letter from George W. Bush.” Additionally, Michelle Obama’s most iconic dresses were on display at the center, alongside an 88-foot digital wall celebrating the first former president.
TSR Takes A First Look Inside The Obama Presidential Center
The Shade Room’s visit to the Obama Presidential Center kicked off with the Sky Room.
“The parts of the city where Mrs. Obama was born and raised, where President Obama found his purpose in his adoptive city — you could peek out these windows and find the places that were the most important to them in their lives,” Emily Bittner, the Vice President of Communications for the Obama Foundation and the Obama Presidential Center, explained to Carter. “Her childhood home is a stone’s throw away. The first house they bought as adults is a stone’s throw away… and so, you can look out and see what mattered to them and what they have said so many times that they love and the community they eventually wanted to get back to, and pay honor to.”
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Scroll above to watch as Justin Carter and The Shade Room explore the Presidential Center. Additionally, Carter speaks with Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett. This, about what she hopes visitors take away from their visit to the center. Lastly, Carter even speaks with the architect who designed the building.
