Barack Obama: “African-American music has conveyed the hopes and hardships of a people who have struggled, persevered and overcome.”

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

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.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.