Barack Obama: “The stakes are high, which I think is -- I think you guys all recognize that.”

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.

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

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

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