Barack Obama: “The America we know is great, not just because of our skyscrapers or the size of our GDP.”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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

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