In public, Barack Obama's giving the simple version of his beliefs for the mass public. In private, he can discuss it at a really high level.

Barack Obama is pretty similar to the person you see in public, at press conferences. He's a little saltier, a little more sarcastic and cutting.

Trump's not the future; his ideas and his coalition are a dead end.

Obamaism is the future of America.

President Obama is so much smarter and a better communicator than members of Congress in either party. The contrast, side by side, is almost ridiculous.

I'm convinced in 100 years Obama will have an important place in the civic pantheon of American life.

Barack Obama is an intellectual.