Barack Obama: “Tim Geithner is uniquely qualified to deal with the biggest crisis that we've had since the Great Depression.”

I was a little tall for it.

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

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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