Barack Obama: “It was one of several light-hearted moments for the President-elect during his first news conference today.”

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

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.

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

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.