Barack Obama: “We must continue to improve the odds for at-risk girls and ensure they are visible, valued, and have every 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.

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

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.