Highland Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Barack Obama ‘83
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 10, 2018
1. Barack Obama Marker
Barack Obama ‘83, 44th President of the United States, made his first political speech -- a protest against South African apartheid -- on this plaza February 18, 1981.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #44 Barack Obama series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 18, 1981.
Location. 34° 7.642′ N, 118° 12.65′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Highland Park. It is on Campus Road. Located on the campus of Occidental College near Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles CA 90041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First House in Eagle Rock (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eagle Rock City Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away); Women’s Clubhouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Eagle Rock Branch Library (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jennie C. Brayton Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Egasse-Braasch House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Galco’s Soda Pop Stop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Verdugo Village (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding Barack Obama ‘83. Barack Obama was in the Occidental College Class of 1983, but in 1981 he transferred to Columbia University in New York City.
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 10, 2018
2. Barack Obama Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 10, 2018
3. The Plaza
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 10, 2018
4. Logo on Admin Building
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 28, 2018
5. Barack Obama
This 2018 portrait of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president, 2009-2017, by Khinde Wiley hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
Photographed by Craig Baker, April 10, 2018
6. Nearby Marker
Commendation to Occidental College for effective co-operation in training naval personnel during World War II. By James Forrestal, US Navy.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on February 18, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 23, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on June 30, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on June 23, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
