Barack Obama: “It's a plan that begins with one word that's on everybody's mind. And it's easy to spell: J-O-B-S, jobs.”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

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

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