June 18, 2026
Former US presidents Barack Obama (L), Joe Biden (C), George W. Bush (2nd R) and Bill Clinton (R) attend the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 2026. (Photo by Pedro UGARTE / AFP)
All living US ex-presidents — with the notable absence of current White House occupant Donald Trump — joined a star-studded lineup Thursday for the opening of Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago.
The modernistic center celebrating 64-year-old Obama’s legacy as the first Black president opens to the public on Friday.
Thursday was for celebrities including Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey, alongside performances by Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen and hip-hop band The Roots.
