Barack Obama: “Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.”

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

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

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.