1、CRS.govSignIn|SignUpCRS InsightsObama Library Likely Headed toChicagos South SideDanielJ.Richardson,ResearchAssistant(drichardsoncrs.loc.gov,72389)WendyGinsberg,AnalystinAmericanNationalGovernment(wginsbergcrs.loc.gov,73933)May13,2015(IN10270)OnMay12,2015,theprivatefoundationprovidingsignificantfund
2、ingfortheestablishmentofPresidentBarackObamasforthcomingpresidentiallibraryannouncedtheyintendtositethebuildingintheSouthSideofChicago.ThebidtolocatethelibraryonChicagosSouthSidewassubmittedbytheUniversityofChicago,whichwascompetingwithproposalsfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago,ColumbiaUniversity
3、inNewYorkCity,andtheUniversityofHawaiiinHonolulu.PresidentiallibrariesaremanagedbytheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration(NARA).ThisproposedpresidentiallibrarywouldbetheofficialdepositoryforthepresidentialrecordsfromtheObamaAdministration.Althoughthelibrarywilllikelybeownedandadministeredbythefe
4、deralgovernment,thereviewofproposalsforthelibraryslocationanddesignwasfacilitatedbytheBarackObamaFoundation,aprivate,taxexemptcharityestablishedinJanuary2014.Thisfoundationiscomparabletotheprivateorganizationsinvolvedwiththedesignandconstructionofotherpresidentiallibraries.Likeotherpresidentialfound
