"We paid more in student loans than we paid for the first condo we bought together."
— President Obama on his and his wife’s own experience with student debt
Here we are, the Daily Camera’s coverage of President Obama’s visit to Boulder. Talk about a lot to cover!
But thanks to the fabulous staff here - news, photo and design - we did an amazing job covering the event.
Obama surprises The Sink during Boulder visit, gets accidental yogurt splash // ‘Embarassed’ woman hits president’s pants as she drops yogurt
Obama in Boulder: President brings student loan message to CU
Photos: Greg Lindstrom, Times-Call; Associated Press; madloid55’s epic Instagram shot (she’s not the person who spilled yogurt — just knows how to take a photo)
Last time a president came through town…
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower stood before a mammoth of a building on Broadway — its hulking cement walls cutting into the skyline of the Flatirons — and dedicated the new lab of the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder.
We’ve also had a lot of non-sitting presidents (before and after) visit.
President Obama to appear at CU-Boulder on Tuesday
He’ll be the second sitting president to visit Boulder. The first was Eisenhower.
