Smithsonian curators scout for Obama artifacts

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will open during Obama's second term with a large display about the first black president. 

 

Curator William Pretzer ventured into the crowd Monday on the National Mall, looking for memorabilia that had a personal touch.

 

Pretzer spotted Ian Davis of Baltimore pulling two life-sized cutouts of the president and first lady on a cart. The curator asked Davis if he might donate the cardboard images later. Davis had been allowing visitors to take pictures with the "Obamas" for a donation, but police eventually ejected him.

 

Now, his cutouts might be fit for a museum.