Jodi Kantor, NYT
When President Obama greets African-Americans who broke barriers, he almost invariably uses the same line. A one-stop destination for the latest political news "” from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video.The Obamas at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall last October. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you,” he said to Ruby Bridges Hall, who was the first black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. The...