{"id":3044,"date":"2026-06-18T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:37:52","slug":"tan-suits-abound-at-obamas-presidential-museum-opening-you-know-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3044","title":{"rendered":"Tan suits abound at Obama\u2019s presidential museum opening. You know the one."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Former President Barack Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago on Thursday in the company of three former presidents, several celebrities and A-listers, and a handful of tan suits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3042\">Outdoor drinking zones opening in Boston Friday during World Cup, other summer events<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The tailored threads seem to bea winking reference to the 2014 stirObama caused when, in his second term, he donned a tan suit during a press briefing on possible US military action in Syria. The outfit choice sparked jokes online, catchy news headlines like \u201cYes we tan,\u201d and criticism from Republicans, including one lawmaker who deemed the look \u201cunpresidential.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Obama\u2019s presidential library opens today. Take a look inside.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>As Thursday\u2019s ceremony kicked-off, Obama Foundation board chair Martin Nesbitt walked out on stage in a taupe suit, sparking a laugh from the former president who greeted Nesbitt before he spoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHow y\u2019all like my tan suit?\u201d Nesbitt asked the crowd. \u201cIt was inspired by a very good friend of mine who made tan suits famous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>Some celebrities and politicians in attendance were also sporting variations of the signatureoutfit. Former late night hosts Stephen Colbert and David Letterman both had a similar get-up. The Chicago Sun-Times caught photos of Illinois Representative Bill Foster, Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford, and NBA legend Isiah Thomas also rocking tan attire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3040\">R.I. governor signs three-year ban on charter schools into law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Thursday\u2019s celebration was invite-only ahead of the center\u2019s opening to the public on Friday, which is Juneteenth. Former first lady Michelle Obama sat on stage during the event with her two daughters, along with former presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Celebrity performances included Jennifer Hudson, who sang the national anthem, Christina Aguilera, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The tan suit has become a punchline for Democrats in the years since the so-called scandal. During a pre-taped tour of the center that aired on \u201cLate Night with Stephen Colbert\u201d in May, Colbert asked Obama if the tan suit, which he joked was one of the president\u2019s \u201cgreatest blunders,\u201d was going to be a part of the museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI own that tan suit proudly, brother,\u201d Obama quipped back. Colbert then presented the former president with a photo of him in the infamous outfit, to which Obama said, \u201cI look great.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen you look back at the tan suit, what occurs to you?\u201d Colbert asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFly,\u201d Obama said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sun-Times reported Thursday that the tan suit is not on display in the presidential center, per Obama Foundation Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Michael Strautmanis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3038\">A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a \u2018substantial\u2019 free speech claim<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The threads were an apparent reference to the 2014 controversy that followed the former president after he wore a tan suit during a press briefing at the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tan suits abound at Obama\u2019s presidential museum opening. 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