Barack Obama: “Let us honor the spouses and families who support our servicemembers and, in doing so, help defend our Nation and…”

It was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.

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.

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.