Barack Obama: “Today I'm pleased to host our second meeting as we elevate our partnership to meet the shared challenges and…”

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

I was a little tall for it.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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.