Barack Obama: “The American story has been written by those who have come to our shores in search of freedom, opportunity, and the…”

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.