[20150513]IN10270_奥巴马图书馆可能前往芝加哥南部.pdf

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,theprivatefoundationprovidingsignificantfundingfortheestablishmentofPresidentBarackObamasforthcomingpresidentiallibraryannouncedtheyintendtositethebuildingintheSouthSideofChicago.ThebidtolocatethelibraryonChicagosSouthSidewassubmittedbytheUniversityofChicago,whichwascompetingwithproposalsfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago,ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity,andtheUniversityofHawaiiinHonolulu.PresidentiallibrariesaremanagedbytheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration(NARA).ThisproposedpresidentiallibrarywouldbetheofficialdepositoryforthepresidentialrecordsfromtheObamaAdministration.Althoughthelibrarywilllikelybeownedandadministeredbythefederalgovernment,thereviewofproposalsforthelibraryslocationanddesignwasfacilitatedbytheBarackObamaFoundation,aprivate,taxexemptcharityestablishedinJanuary2014.Thisfoundationiscomparabletotheprivateorganizationsinvolvedwiththedesignandconstructionofotherpresidentiallibraries.Likeotherpresidentialfound