Barack Obama: “Today is the first Memorial Day in 14 years that the United States is not engaged in a major ground war.”

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."