Barack Obama actually said...

Today's actions will help ensure that more of our country's history will be preserved and celebrated.

Take the challenge of climate change. In just eight years we've halved our dependence on foreign oil.

When voting rates in America are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should be making it easier, not harder, to vote.

Change only happens when ordinary people get involved and they get engaged and they come together to demand it.