CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived in Chicago on Wednesday morning to tape Oprah Winfrey’s nationally syndicated television show.
Winfrey’s relationship with the Obamas dates to their days in Chicago. Most notably, she lent her credibility and celebrity status to his 2008 presidential campaign with her first-ever political endorsement.
The Oprah program is scheduled to air Monday. The show is ending May 25 after a quarter-century. The show released one excerpt from the interview, an exchange over his decision to produce his birth certificate. Laughing, he said: “Can I just say? I was there, so I knew that I knew I had been born. I remembered it.”
After the taping, Obama said he was treated to “about 30 ideas” on improving Chicago as he flew with Mayor Richard Daley, whose 22 years leading the city will end May 16.
Later Wednesday, Obama traveled to New York City for three fundraising events.
