UPDATE: Obama is set to give his first public event since leaving the White House today in Chicago. A live stream of the conversation is available below, which kicks off at 11 am CST.
Former POTUS Barack Obama will be having his first public event post-presidency in Chicago.
In a report from the Associated Press, Obama will be speaking to young community leaders and organizers at the University of Chicago on Monday, with the goal of the event being "to encourage and support the next generation of leaders driven by strengthening communities around the country and the world."
Students from schools in and around Chicago are invited to attend.
Currently, the Obamas have been vacationing together, with the two spending some post-White House time aboard a 454-foot yacht alongside celebrities Bruce Springsteen, Oprah Winfrey, and Tom Hanks.
Off the coast of Tahiti, they did an island-hopping tour of French Polynesia, which included stops at Vanilla Island and Le Taha’a Island. The trip will end at The Brando, the luxury resort Obama has been staying at while he completes his White House memoirs.
One particular picture from the trip that has surfaced seems to be taken by a bystander that is not on the yacht. The photo shows Obama taking a picture of Michelle.
Although initial reports had stated that Obama would receive $20 million for his next memoir, it turns out that he and Michelle have a joint deal with Penguin Random House, with the two books rumored to be worth $60 million.
"We are absolutely thrilled to continue our publishing partnership with President and Mrs. Obama," Markus Dohle, the chief executive of Penguin Random House, said in a statement. “With their words and their leadership, they changed the world, and every day, with the books we publish at Penguin Random House, we strive to do the same. Now, we are very much looking forward to working together with President and Mrs. Obama to make each of their books global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance."
