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Obama to visit UW campus Tuesday

President Barack Obama will speak at a political rally at University of Wisconsin-Madison next Tuesday, which is being organized by the Democratic National Committee.

Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and the event begins at 4:45 p.m., said Organizing for America Director Mitch Stewart in a statement.

However, the location has not been released yet.

No tickets are necessary and entrance is free, but people are encouraged to RSVP online, according to Stewart.

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Stewart said attendees are encouraged to take public transportation and to avoid bringing bags.

According to UW-Madison, Obama will be the second sitting president to ever visit the campus. The first was Harry Truman in 1950.

Obama's campus visit will be part of four rallies he will hold in swing states prior to the Nov. 2 election.

Although the visit will be Obama's sixth visit to Wisconsin as president, it will be his first to UW-Madison as sitting president.

Obama visited UW-Madison in February 2008 to speak at a rally of more than 17,000 people at the Kohl Center.

 

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