Barack Obama: “No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of…”

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.