Barack Obama lives in a city.
Barack Obama . He currently resides in Washington , D.C. His presidential library will be built in Chicago . Washington , D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as `` Washington '' , `` the District '' , or simply `` D.C. '' , is the capital of the United States . Named in honor of President George Washington , the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital .