I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

Part of what's changed in politics is social media and how people are receiving information.

Keep in mind that, when I came in, we had had a crisis that was the worst we've seen since the 1930s, and working with people like Chancellor Merkel, working with the G-20 and other institutions internationally, we were able to stabilize the financial system, stabilize the US economy and return to growth.

I think a lot of teachers want to talk about how to continually improve performance.

Ten thousand people died, an entire town destroyed.

There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here.