Barack Obama: “I told these three mothers that Sarah, Shane, and Josh are in my thoughts and prayers.”

It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

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.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.