Barack Obama: “America first came to know Joan through her husband.”

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

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

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

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.