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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2026 · 31 MIN

The Hunt For Former President Barack Obama’s Tan Suit

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons · host WBEZ Chicago

In 2014, President Barack Obama stepped up to the podium in the White House Briefing Room to update the country on the economy, foreign policy and more. But all anyone could seem to talk about was the president’s fashion choice for the day. The president, known for usually wearing a navy or gray suit, made a rare fashion divergence – one that was described as everything from hands “cool” to “unpresidential.” But where is that suit now? We hear about a veteran Sun-Times reporter’s cross-country mission to locate the infamous suit.GUESTS: Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times special correspondentTerrell Frazier, lead interviewer for the Obama Presidential Oral HistoryFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop. 

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