{"id":353715,"date":"2026-06-18T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/obama-at-presidential-center-opening-full-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:17","slug":"obama-at-presidential-center-opening-full-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/obama-at-presidential-center-opening-full-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama at presidential center opening: Full speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QEAmx1vsuMo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Obama at presidential center opening: Full speech\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QEAmx1vsuMo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama speaks at the opening ceremony of his presidential center in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated center will officially open to the public tomorrow, on Juneteenth. 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