Barack Obama: “Despite our hardships, our Union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break…”

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.

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

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

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.