The truth is that America has been closely divided politically for quite some time. That was reflected in some of the challenges I had with the Republican Congress.

[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority soon.

Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as 'the president who lost Iran,'

Ultimately, I remain optimistic about not just America's future, but the direction that the world is growing.

One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.

Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.

The interesting thing about the African-American experience in this country is that we are sort of a mongrel of people. I mean we're all kind of mixed up.