Barack Obama: “I directed that the White House lead an interagency review of the watchlisting system.”

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

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

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.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."