“It’s not intended to be stories simply about President Obama, Michelle Obama. It’s about lifting up all those stories of the people who made what he was able to accomplish happen in the first place. And if you don’t tell those stories, then you don’t really tell the full story.”

Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett joined Jen Psaki in Chicago ahead of Thursday’s grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

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The Velshi Banned Book Club has a new home at the 11th Hour! Ali Velshi discusses the club’s future and the hugely important book being covered next: Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns,” an epic history of the Great Migration.

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the June 18th broadcast.

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“I felt like it was remarkably emotional to walk through the Center.” Jacob Soboroff and Michele Norris reflect on their experience at the Obama Presidential Center—which, Michele says, now has tissue stations for attendees.

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The Justice Department is refusing to make a sworn declaration that the $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund that could have led to payouts for Trump allies is truly dead. Nicolle is joined by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Heilemann, and Michael Feinberg for analysis on Deadline White House.

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