Valerie Jarrett

I want people who are feeling slightly run down and hopeless to say, well, wait a minute.

Look at all those stories of ordinary people who faced what seemed like insurmountable obstacles, and they overcame them when they worked together to be these forces for good.

Hey, maybe I can do something too.

I want people who are feeling slightly run down and hopeless to say, well, wait a minute.

Look at all those stories of ordinary people who faced what seemed like insurmountable obstacles, and they overcame them when they worked together to be these forces for good.

Hey, maybe I can do something too.

The first word visitors will see when they enter the museum is hope.

It weaves former President Barack Obama's story with those of other Americans who worked to make the U.S.

a more perfect union.

Valerie Jarrett is CEO of the Obama Foundation.

There's also a replica of the Obama-era Oval Office and a display of former First Lady Michelle Obama's dresses.

Tamara Keith, NPR News, Chicago.