National Museum of African American History and Culture Groundbreaking Ceremony

US President Barack Obama speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama watch the ceremonial ground breaking for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington February 22, 2012. At center is former First Lady Laura Bush.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.
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(L-R) Former First Lady Laura Bush, Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough, First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. President Barack Obama attend the ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington February 22, 2012.
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President Barack Obama speaks at the groundbreaking for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Pictured on stage, from left to right: former First Lady Laura Bush; Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; First Lady Michelle Obama; Lonnie Bunch, Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture; France Cordova, chair, Smithsonian Board of Regents; Richard Parsons, co-chair of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Council; Linda Johnson Rice, co-chair of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Council; Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback; Rev. Calvin Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City; Washington Mayor Vincent Gray.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama place their hands over their hearts while the American flag is honored at the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.
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Former First Lady Laura Bush speaks as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama listen at the groundbreaking for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Also pictured are Lonnie Bunch, museum director, center right, and France Cordova, chair of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, right.
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First Lady Michelle Obama sits next to U.S. President Barack Obama as they listen during the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are joined by Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Wayne Clough (L) as they place their hands over their hearts while the American flag is honored at the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.
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First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a child from the Brooklyn Montessori School after she presented a donation at the ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington February 22, 2012.
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First Lady Michelle Obama meets Piper Shillingford, 4, from Stuyvesant Heights Montessori Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., with President Barack Obama, right, during a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama applaud as Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at the groundbreaking for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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President Barack Obama applauds as Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., hugs First Lady Michelle Obama after Lewis spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listen as Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., not pictured, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama listen as a choir performs during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: Singer Denyce Graves (2nd L) sings the national anthem as U.S. President Barack Obama (R), First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd R) and Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough listen during the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture February 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to a Smithsonian news release, the 380,000-square-foot museum, located at the corner of 15th Street NW and Constitution Avenue and will be opened to the public in 2015, will house public spaces, including exhibition halls, an auditorium, a cafe; offices and an education center.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 22: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) museum director Lonnie Bunch, co-chair of National Museum of African American History and Culture council Richard Parsons, council co-chair Linda Johnson Rice, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Rev. Calvin Butts, and Washington Mayor Vincent Gray listen during the groundbreaking ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture February 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. According to a Smithsonian news release, the 380,000-square-foot museum, located at the corner of 15th Street NW and Constitution Avenue and will be opened to the public in 2015, will house public spaces, including exhibition halls, an auditorium, a cafe; offices and an education center.
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US President Barack Obama attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
----SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
----SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

US President Barack Obama sits alongside First Lady Michelle Obama during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
--- SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga) while former First Lady Laura Bush (R) watches during the groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall in 2015.
----REUTERS/Larry Downing

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Georgia Democrat Representative John Lewis (L) during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Former First Lady Laura Bush (C) alongside other dignitaries shovel dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, DC, February 22, 2012, attended by US President Barack Obama. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the only national museum to be entirely devoted to African American life, art, history and culture.
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