The Dec. 12th Chicago Tribune had an article about historical groups getting Barack Obama artifacts. The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago will receive some of the paintings from the walls of his senate office. The Old State Capitol in Springfield, which served as a backdrop (a Lincoln connection) for his Feb. 10, 2007 announcement of his intention of running for president and the August 23, 2008, announcement of Senator Joe Biden as his running mate.
Abraham Lincoln gave his famous "House Divided" speech there in 1858 and used it as his campaign headquarters in 1860. However, the article calls the Old State Capitol a reconstruction. I think it is he original, but was taken apart and rebuilt while a parking garage was put under it.
The Old State Capitol received a signed copy of the speech and the pen he used to sign it.
It's All Part of an Obama Thing. --Old Coot
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