#RockChalkBarack: online reactions to President Obama’s KU visit
January 22, 2015 | | 1 min read
President Obama spoke at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, today. He was the first sitting president to do so in over 100 years, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in her introductory remarks. She added: “I think the wait has been worth it.”
The Storify below captures some reactions from the day: lots of Jayhawk spirit, a little bit of inspiration and some Republican dissent.
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