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All public tickets to attend President Barack Obama's upcoming speech in Omaha were gobbled up on Sunday, assuring a full house of about 8,000 on Wednesday.

An allocation of tickets reserved for members of the University of Nebraska at Omaha community were spoken for Monday.

The president will speak Wednesday afternoon at Baxter Arena, UNO's new on-campus arena. The time for the address has not been announced, but doors will open at 1 p.m.

Gov. Pete Ricketts does not plan to greet the president at the airfield upon his arrival in the state or be at the speech. The White House on Monday invited the Republican governor to attend the UNO event.

Lt. Gov. Mike Foley will attend the speech.

The nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature will be in recess Wednesday afternoon so state senators who wish to attend the president's speech can do so.

UNO announced it will cancel all classes that day "to ensure that everyone who wants to can be part of this very historic event."

This will mark Obama's first public appearance in the state as he enters the final year of his presidency.