Barack Obama: “America was built on the idea that anyone who is willing to work hard and play by the rules, can make it if they try.”

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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

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.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.