We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and trying to figure out whether the world's going to fly apart, and Michelle is trying to figure out where the girls are going to go to school. And we pack up and leave and basically our house in Chicago just became like a time capsule. My desk in my home office still had stacks of articles and bills and stuff from 2008.
Barack ObamaClimate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy.
Barack ObamaI believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together.
Barack ObamaThe Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us all.
Barack ObamaIf we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance.
Barack Obama