{"id":32807,"date":"2015-01-19T11:47:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T17:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?page_id=32807"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:45:23","slug":"obama-ku-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/obama-ku-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama KU Visit (DON&#8217;T DELETE IT&#8217;S FUNNY)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Obama will visit the University of Kansas on Thursday for an event. Read on for event details and ticket information from KU News.<\/p>\n<p>Release from KU News, posted Monday, Jan. 19:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The White House has provided the following information regarding ticket distribution for President Obama&#8217;s event at the University of Kansas. The university has no additional detail beyond what is provided below.<\/p>\n<p>President Obama\u2019s remarks at KU are free and open to the public. Tickets are required and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets will be limited to one ticket per person. Due to limited space, the White House will only be able to distribute a limited number of tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KU Student, Faculty and Staff Tickets<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, Jan. 20<br \/>\nBeginning at 9 a.m.<br \/>\nSUA Box Office, Kansas Union (Level 4)<br \/>\n1301 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS<br \/>\nValid KU ID must be presented to receive ticket<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Tickets<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday, January 20<br \/>\nBeginning at 5 p.m.<br \/>\nDouglas County Fairgrounds &#8211; Dreher 4-H Building<br \/>\n2110 Harper St., Lawrence, KS<br \/>\nEntrance is located east of the extension offices<\/p>\n<p>Event-day logistics for ticketed members of the public are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Entry<\/strong><br \/>\nAnschutz Sports Pavilion<br \/>\n1575 Irving Hill Rd,<br \/>\nLawrence, KS 66045<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doors Open<\/strong><br \/>\n8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking and Shuttling<\/strong><br \/>\nParking is not available in the lots around Anschutz Sports Pavilion, except for a limited number of handicapped spots. Guests should park in <a href=\"http:\/\/places.ku.edu\/map\" target=\"_blank\">Lots 301 and 302<\/a>, which are accessible via Crestline Drive and 23rd Street. From those lots, shuttles will be provided to Anschutz Sports Pavilion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><br \/>\nTickets are required for entry. Tickets are not for sale or re-sale. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit personal items. No signs or banners are permitted. All attendees will go through airport-like security. No overnight camping will be allowed on the premises at any time leading up to this event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; See more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/news.ku.edu\/2015\/01\/19\/white-house-announces-ticket-distribution-details-president-obama-visit\u00a0\">http:\/\/news.ku.edu\/2015\/01\/19\/white-house-announces-ticket-distribution-details-president-obama-visit\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For additional updates about President Obama&#8217;s visit to KU, check <a title=\"news.ku.edu\" href=\"http:\/\/news.ku.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">news.ku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Obama will visit the University of Kansas on Thursday for an event. Read on for event details and ticket information from KU News. Release from KU News, posted Monday, Jan. 19: &#8220;The White House has provided the following information regarding ticket distribution for President Obama&#8217;s event at the University of Kansas. The university has no additional detail beyond what is provided below. President Obama\u2019s remarks at KU are free and open to the public. Tickets are required and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32818,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32807","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85678,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32807\/revisions\/85678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}