We went to a small lake, Bass Lake. It was beautiful. It was perfectly still when we got there in the morning. The fog was lifting off the water. It was just magical. And we did catch some fish, 13 fish.

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day.

We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.

I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.

I urge you to be bold. Life isn't changed from the balcony. Get onto the floor and dance, dance, dance.

In five years, you're going to be blown away by the strength and diversity of Michigan's transformed economy.