Barack Obama: “This Inauguration isn't about me. It's about all of us.”

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

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.