Barack Obama: “The key here right now is for us to make decisions based on science, based on what's best for the people of the Gulf…”

I was a little tall for it.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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