For the last 13 years, the Bush Center has proudly carried the flag as the “new kid on the presidential center block.” Today, the @BarackObama Presidential Center takes on that role. On behalf of all of us at the Bush Center, congratulations to the @ObamaFoundation team. Take it from us: once the pomp and circumstance of opening passes, the real fun begins: serving the American people and guests from around the world. We’ll be cheering you on from Dallas!
📸: The 43rd President and the 44th President at the Dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, April 25, 2013.
Obama: When American foreign policy lives up to our highest ideals, when we champion human rights and democracy and the sound stewardship of our planet, when we take the lead in eradicating disease and feeding the hungry and educating children, when we encourage cooperation between nations, instead of trying to dominate and bully and squeeze every advantage just because we can, and most of all, when we show through our example here at home that even a country as big and diverse as ours can make democracy work, it turns out all nations, including ours, become more prosperous and secure, and the world gets a little bit brighter
More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.
here's Barack Obama's entire speech commemorating the Obama Presidential Center. He reflected on his administration's successes and failures, critiqued the moral rot of contemporary America, and outlined a positive vision of the future -- all without ever mentioning Trump
.@BarackObama: Honesty, integrity, kindness, and compassion, a sense of duty and honor. These are the values I believe in. They are not Republican or Democratic. They are American values. Values every President here today has tried our best to uphold.
James Carville on Trump: “I genuinely think he will resign next spring. You can look at him and see how fat and unhealthy he is. The entire world around him is going to change after November. I think the son of a bitch is just going to walk away because of the pain that is coming to him”
Joe Biden dedicated his entire life to America. He never deserved the hate he received. A truly remarkable man.
When is the last time you heard Trump give a speech like this?
HE COULD NEVER!
Our @MBK_Alliance Ambassadors are examples of the outstanding young people we’ve been proud to support at the @ObamaFoundation over the years. We hope the Obama Presidential Center inspires even more.
Elegance, Class, Beauty and Intelligence. They hate you because they could never achieve a fraction of what you have achieved. Much Respect Forever First Lady #MichelleObama
Gerry McNamara told Syracuse on day one of summer practice that championships are built on what you do every single day.
Not one great performance, not one great season, but every day consistently & repetitively.
And when your coach pushes you harder than you think you can handle, that’s not them working against you….
That’s them telling you they already believe you can do it. The pressure is the compliment.