![View from a high vantage point of part of the National Mall. On left, Washington Monument. A few trees.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQcdQt2XkAAKqHz.jpg)
But it was someone I met in the Dallas airport whose thoughts stuck with me.
When I went to pay him, he said, "Keep it for the museum." I was touched but pushed the money back in his direction.
His words stayed with me during the next 11 years as we worked to open the museum.