That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States - with its unrivaled power and prestige - has begun to restore the country's and the world's faith in America as the land of opportunity.

Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Women have to be the biggest champions in the world of other women's choices.

I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.

Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket.

In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton's campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn't buy his alleged concern for the middle class.

Throughout his presidency, Clinton made a point of getting close - physically and emotionally - to the people whose problems his administration was working to solve.