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President Barack Obama will visit Northwestern University on Thursday, Oct. 2, to deliver a message on the economy to students at the University and the Kellogg School of Management, the White House and the University announced Tuesday.

This will be the first visit to Northwestern University by a sitting president in 60 years. The speech will be delivered at 1:15 p.m. in Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., on the Evanston campus.

Given the high-profile nature of the event and the limited seating in Cahn Auditorium, the University said it will not be able to accommodate everyone who wishes to come. Consequently, Northwestern will set up group viewing locations on campus. Further information will be forthcoming on that as well as other details regarding President Obama’s visit. In addition, the speech will be live-streamed on the Web at www.whitehouse.gov.