Barack Obama: “The American people are still experiencing the effects of a recession as deep and painful as any we have known in…”

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.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

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

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.