#RockChalkBarack: online reactions to President Obama’s KU visit
President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, about the themes in his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Published January 22nd, 2015 at 3:57 PM
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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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