Barack Obama: “Those steps will make a real difference in the lives of millions of Americans.”

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

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.

Of course, we did not accomplish everything we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases, my own shortcomings and mistakes, in some cases because - as a sign I kept on the…

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