Barack Obama: “These sites honor the pioneering heroes, spectacular landscapes and rich history that have shaped our extraordinary…”

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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