President Obama Names Pullman Historic District a National Monument

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President Obama Names Pullman Historic District a National Monument

Paris Schutz | Evan Garcia | February 19, 2015, 11:43 am

The president visits the Pullman neighborhood to commemorate its new National Monument Designation.

Watch his full speech and read it here.

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View a timeline of the Pullman Historic District.

Read my live tweets from the event.

Obama on Pullman: "This is the neighborhood I made lifelong friends. This is where I became a man" pic.twitter.com/kFEHwdBEhw

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) February 19, 2015

.@BarackObama takes the stage, drops a Chiberia reference pic.twitter.com/XQqd6HPdXo

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) February 19, 2015

.@GovRauner attends Pullman dedication honoring the labor movement. Eh..awkward pic.twitter.com/heVcs7PB6z

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) February 19, 2015

Willie says "a blessing" got him in, his campaign manager Rev. Greg Livingston says "I baptized a few people"

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) February 19, 2015

Willie Wilson the only mayoral challenger to get into #Rahm's Pullman party with @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/kHPr6E3uZ4

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) February 19, 2015