obama
February 11, 2009
President’s visit to Elkhart stimulates excitement
After hours of waiting to see the President, one man shouted over the cheering crowd what everyone was thinking: "How're you gonna help us?" Barack Obama gave his first public address as president in a town hall meeting on Monday to approximately 2,000 people – including Goshen College students and faculty – at Concord High School's McCuen Gym in Elkhart. It is the third time Obama has visited Elkhart. The last time came during his presidential campaign on August 6, 2008. "I promised you back then that if elected I'd do everything I could to help this community recover, and...