President Obama Returns to Knox College

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<p>President Obama will give a major address on the economy and the middle class on Wednesday, July 24, at Knox. He gave a major address there in 2005 just after he had been elected to the US Senate.</p>

<p>White House Advisor Dan Pfeiffer notes the following:</p>

<p>"Eight years ago, not long after he was elected to the United States Senate, President Obama went to Knox College in his home state of Illinois where he laid out his economic vision for the country. It's a vision that says America is strongest when everybody's got a shot at opportunity -- not when our economy is winner-take-all, but when we're all in this together."</p>

<p>I would love to hear any first-person reports from those on the Knox campus on Wednesday to find out what the visit was like.</p>

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<p>[BREAKING:</a> Obama to kick off economic speech tour at Knox College](<a href=“http://www.theknoxstudent.com/news/2013/07/21/breaking-obama-to-kick-off-economic-speech-tour-at-knox-college/]BREAKING:”>http://www.theknoxstudent.com/news/2013/07/21/breaking-obama-to-kick-off-economic-speech-tour-at-knox-college/)</p>

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<p>Time Magazine: Why Obama Keeps Going Back to One Small Illinois College</p>

<p>[Obama’s</a> Ties to Knox College | TIME.com](<a href=“Gold Coins: California Couple Looks Set to Keep Saddle Ridge Hoard | Time”>Obama's Ties to Knox College | TIME.com)</p>

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<p>As a Knox student, I am very happy Obama spoke at Knox. Although, I do wish it wasn’t in July. I mean, c’mon, out of all months, he would come in July lol. Most Knox students were not there. I do know a couple, but that’s the minority as most Knox students are at home. TBH Galesburg is the perfect town for this type of speech. Knox students have made it a very big deal as it should be :)</p>