Barack Obama: “I told my staff—I brought Sally in, and I brought Arne Duncan in, and I said, you will find new avenues of opportunity…”

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

I was a little tall for it.

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

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