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这位美国第44任总统称，开国元勋“远远未能达标”，他们保留了奴隶制，且限制了选举权
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▲ 美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在芝加哥新总统图书馆揭幕仪式上发表讲话。
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美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周四在芝加哥的总统图书馆揭幕仪式上发表讲话称，美国开国元勋们远远未能实现《独立宣言》的承诺，同时他将美国的历史描述为一代又一代人共同努力让联邦“变得更加完美”的历程。
“这个建国试验的成功从来都不是必然的，”奥巴马在演讲中谈到美国建国一事，再过几天，美国就将在7月4日迎来建国250周年纪念日。
“在组建我们联邦的过程中，开国元勋们远远未能达到《独立宣言》的承诺，他们保留了奴隶制，允许各州将选举权限制在拥有财产的白人男性手中。但在起草宪法和权利法案时，他们确实有远见卓识，为我们提供了一个框架，让每一代人都能让我们的联邦变得更加完美。”
这位美国第44任总统在周四的演讲中用大量篇幅阐述了他认为美国仍需完成的工作，呼应了他以往在竞选活动中以及白宫任期内所强调的主题。
拜登在美国建国250周年之际称宪法保障正遭“践踏”
▲ 巴拉克·奥巴马在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的巴拉克·奥巴马总统图书馆揭幕仪式上发表讲话。（肯特·西姆拉 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社）
奥巴马总统图书馆将于周五正式对公众开放，此次揭幕仪式吸引了众多前外交官、官员和名人出席，其中包括加拿大前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多、奥普拉·温弗瑞、南希·佩洛西、卡玛拉·哈里斯、史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格、希拉里·克林顿，以及前总统比尔·克林顿、乔治·W·布什和乔·拜登。
“两个多世纪以来，通过请愿、抗议、游行、罢工、布道坛上的道德呼吁以及家庭餐桌上的对话——各行各业、不同肤色、不同信仰、不同地区的男男女女都投身于民主事业，将其视为己任。直到如今，‘我们人民’的范畴不再只是一部分人，而是涵盖了所有人。这也是为什么我们在这座建筑中讲述的故事，不是从米歇尔的出身或我的出身开始，而是从我们国家的起源开始。”他继续说道。
奥巴马还在演讲中倡导他所说的美国共同价值观，以及在政治阵营中找到共同点的重要性。
“今天在座的每位总统，尽管我们各不相同，但都尽了最大努力践行约翰·麦凯恩和米特·罗姆尼所信奉的价值观，不亚于我本人，”奥巴马提到这两位共和党人时说道。
“这是我们最宝贵的遗产。美国最美好的故事，因为它反映了对同胞们品行的基本信念，也反映了一种可能性：尽管我们存在诸多分歧，但我们可以彼此看见、相互理解，共同为共同的事业努力。这也是我希望每位参观这座图书馆的游客都能从体验中收获的东西。”他说道。
汤姆·汉克斯、奥普拉、斯皮尔伯格齐聚奥巴马总统图书馆揭幕式，使其成为好莱坞最热门的活动
▲ 奥普拉·温弗瑞抵达芝加哥巴拉克·奥巴马总统图书馆开幕式现场。（卡米尔·克扎钦斯基 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社）
总统博物馆内设有椭圆形办公室复制品，以及美国建国和内战时期的文物。
馆内展出的历史文物包括《独立宣言》印刷件、弗雷德里克·道格拉斯使用过的笔墨台、林肯的圣经，以及记者兼民权活动家艾达·B·威尔斯的小册子。
该图书馆的筹备和建设历时十年，期间面临着成本上涨、施工延误和公共基础设施支出方面的审查。
纳税人承担了奥巴马博物馆数亿美元的公共基础设施成本，用于校园周边的道路、交通和公用设施升级。
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▲ 航拍视角下芝加哥南区杰克逊公园内的奥巴马总统图书馆。该中心包括博物馆塔楼、公共集会空间、体育设施以及奥巴马基金会的办公场所。（福克斯新闻飞行队）
2021年的总建设成本据报道为8.3亿美元，目前可能已突破10亿美元大关。
福克斯新闻数字频道近期的一项调查发现，多家建筑公司声称损失从数十万美元到数千万美元不等。
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Obama knocks Founders at presidential center debut before America’s 250th: ‘Fell terribly short’
June 18, 2026 4:49pm EDT / Fox News
The 44th president said the founders ‘fell terribly short’ while leaving slavery intact and restricting the franchise
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Former President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication for his new presidential center in Chicago.
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Former President Barack Obama said during the dedication of his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday that America’s Founders fell “terribly short” of the Declaration of Independence’s promise, while casting the nation’s story as one of generations coming together to make the union “more perfect.”
“The success of this experiment was never a given,” Obama said in his speech, referring to the nation’s founding just days before America celebrates its 250th anniversary on the 4th of July.
“In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration’s promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property. But in drafting a Constitution and a Bill of rights, they did have the foresight, the genius, to provide us with a framework that allows each generation to make our union more perfect.”
The 44th president devoted much of his speech Thursday to outlining the work he believes America still has ahead, echoing themes he has emphasized in past appearances on the campaign trail and during his time in the White House.
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Barack Obama speaks during the dedication of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
While the Obama Presidential Center officially opens to the public Friday, the dedication featured a slew of former diplomats, officials and celebrities, such as former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Oprah Winfrey, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Steven Spielberg, Hillary Clinton, and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Joe Biden.
“And over more than two centuries, through petitions and protests, marches and strikes, moral appeals from the pulpit and conversations at the family dinner table – men and women from all walks of life, of every color, every faith, every region took up the cause of democracy and made it their own. Until, we the people, came to include not just some of us, but all of us. And that’s why the story we tell in this building begins not with Michelle’s origins or my origins, but with our nation’s,” he continued.
Obama also used the speech to champion what he described as shared American values and the importance of finding common ground across the political spectrum.
“Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did,” said Obama, naming the two Republicans.
“It is our greatest inheritance. The story of America at its best, because it reflects a basic faith in the decency of our fellow citizens and the possibility that, despite all of our differences, we can see each other and understand one another and make common cause together. That’s what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience,” he said.
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Oprah Winfrey arrives at the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.(Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP via Getty Images)
The presidential museum features an Oval Office replica, along with America’s founding and civil war artifacts.
Among the historical artifacts featured in the museum are a print of the Declaration of Independence, a pen and ink stand used by Frederick Douglass, Lincoln’s Bible, and a pamphlet by journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells.
The center’s opening Friday follows a decade of planning and construction while facing scrutiny over rising costs, construction delays and public infrastructure spending.
Taxpayers footed hundreds of millions of dollars in public infrastructure costs for Obama’s museum that constructed roads, transit, and utility updates around the campus.
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An aerial view shows the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side. The center includes a museum tower, public gathering spaces, athletic facilities and offices for the Obama Foundation.(Fox News Flight Team)
Overall construction costs were reported to be $830 million in 2021 and have likely climbed past the $1 billion mark.
A recent Fox News Digital investigation identified multiple construction firms claiming losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to tens of millions.
Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.
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