Barack Obama: “I think the President sees this ought to be our fundamental focus right now in Washington -- how do we create a rising…”

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

I was a little tall for it.

Of course, we did not accomplish everything we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases, my own shortcomings and mistakes, in some cases because - as a sign I kept on the…