Barack Obama: “We will provide the necessary federal assistance to help Iowans recover from these severe storms.”

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

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.