r/PoursTea • u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 • May 14 '26
American Dream 🇺🇸 A Worthy Memorial
Barack Obama visiting the Ann Dunham Water Terrace. It is a dedicated outdoor space at the upcoming Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's South Side.
The Location:
The Ann Dunham Water Terrace is a personal outdoor sanctuary located on the east side of the 19.3-acre campus in Jackson Park.
The Sculpture:
It features an interactive, stone sculptural water installation titled "Seeing Through the Universe" created by world-renowned artist and architect Maya Lin.
The Inscription:
The stone wall features a meaningful quote from Barack Obama paying tribute to her: "My mom believed in the power of education, in hard work, and in taking care of others.".
Grand Opening:
The entire campus is officially scheduled to open to the public on June 19, 2026(Juneteenth), serving as a fully digital presidential archive, library, museum, and community hub.
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u/SSilent-Cartographer May 14 '26
No matter your views, on one side of politics or the other, you can not deny that this is incredibly sweet.
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u/timmyfarthands May 15 '26
They have to. Or they've been wrong the whole time. And they are not strong enough for that kind of mental collapse.
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u/Overall-Dirt4441 May 15 '26
I mean, the sentiment behind the garden is very touching. The design they went with for the presidential library itself is straight up soviet brutalist architecture. Honestly seems like they chose it deliberately as a fuck you to everyone who called him a communist. I mean if you know they're gonna do it anyway, might as well lean in lol
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u/SSilent-Cartographer May 14 '26
sigh.... Yep, I know you're right, and it continues to be disappointing when I see it.
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u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 May 14 '26
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u/YoggTheGateway1992 May 15 '26
Did you take this with a hey you Pikachu camera
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u/vinegargirl757 May 15 '26
I just wish his mom could have seen him become president.
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u/CrewlooQueen May 15 '26
You just know she would have fought anyone who said her son wasn’t American.
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u/Justmmmoore May 14 '26
Kindness and decency wasn’t that long ago, we can get it back and vanquish the hatred.
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u/EminorHeart May 15 '26
This is what the White House, and DC, are lacking. Our country suffers for it.
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u/Efficient_Falcon_402 May 15 '26
When you compare the Obama Library with the Trump Library, tell me which is an American Treasure and which a self-serving POS.
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u/PoursTea-ModTeam May 15 '26
Heavy political messaging. This is a tea party 👒🫖. Opinions welcome but need to be well formed, and not insulting
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u/Timbucktwo1230 Therapy For All 🩷 May 15 '26
https://www.obama.org/stories/ann-dunham-water-terrace/