I think one of my father's great legacies is the people that he inspired and the generation that he inspired transformed America through civil rights, women's rights, equal justice, and they've passed that on to their children and grandchildren.

People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility.

I know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person.

The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.

Now is the time to move this country forward.

In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.