How To Watch Obama's First Post-White House Public Speech Today
By Stephen Gossett in News on Apr 24, 2017 2:18PM
Updated: You can read our recap and watch the panel discussion here.
Barack Obama makes his return to the public spotlight on Monday morning in a homecoming appearance at the University of Chicago—where he once served as senior lecturer, on the South Side where he also cut his teeth as a community organizer.
The former president will address a crowd of a couple hundred college students and young people before leading a conversation on civic engagement. (Probably don't expect any explicit Trump rebukes to be delivered.)
The ticket allotment was delivered to audience members ahead of the event's announcement, but you can still watch Obama's address and town hall-esque discussion live. C-SPAN will have a livestream enabled, which you can find here. UChicago will also have a broadcast up, which you can access here.
Welcome back, @BarackObama. 11 a.m., 4/24, @LoganUChicago. Join via livestream here: https://t.co/UsjKvHfr95
— UChicago (@UChicago) April 22, 2017
Obama spent Sunday in Chicago, also. He spoke with at-risk young men and boys about violence, gangs and jobs through the Chicago CRED program, at the invitation of Arne Duncan, Obama's former Secretary of Education, according to the Tribune. He also hosted a private dinner for his Obama Presidential Center, the Sun-Times reports.
Monday's appearance will be Obama's first public event in Chicago since he delivered his stirring farewell address on Jan. 10 at McCormick Place. According to the New York Times, the Chicago talk will be something of a springboard back into the public eye after having spent months away. The conversation "will be followed by an awards ceremony in Boston; a series of public remarks as well as private paid speeches in the United States and Europe; and an appearance at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel," the Times reports.