My administration doesn’t have any secrets, and from now on, neither will you.

I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.

Clem (Clementa Pinckney) understood that justice grows out of recognition of ourselves, in each other.

I, more than anything, obviously the presidency is the people, and it's been interesting the emotions in the last few months. What you realize is that you may never have the team that is together in the same way, under the same pressures, and the attachments that you make to folks from your chief of staff down to.

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals.

No one is exempt from the call to find common ground.