“I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I'd fit in perfectly.” HouseWhiteCenturyStyleFitWhite HouseAmerican Politics Author:Barry Goldwater
“We now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. "L.B.J." should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.” ShouldTryingLightHousePresidentWhiteDebtWhite HouseAmerican PoliticsJohnsonSaving MoneyBulbsStaggeringNational DebtLight Bulb Author:Barry Goldwater
“Of course, I may go into a strange bedroom every now and then that I don't want you to write about, but otherwise you can write everything.” WantWritingMayCoursesStrangeNow And ThenBedroomAmerican Politics Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“John ain't been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.” SuitsDamnAmerican Politics Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“You know when you're milking a cow and you have all that foamy white milk in the bucket and you're just about through, when all of a sudden the cow switches her tail through a pile of manure and slaps it into that foamy white milk. That's Bill Fulbright.” KnowsWhiteBillsMilkCowsTailsAmerican PoliticsSlapBucketsManure Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in the country and insult Lyndon Johnson and nobody would punch you in the nose.” KnowsFirstsCountryMightChanceI RealizedBarsNosesInsultAmerican PoliticsJohnson Author:Eugene McCarthy
“The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race.” KnowsShowsRunningRaceFiguresReadyPercentVotePollsAmerican PoliticsVote For Me Author:Eugene McCarthy
“As much as I cherish your [McCarthy's] right to a platform as an independent candidate I am not going to sit here quietly and listen to you denigrate the two party system. It has served our country well over the last two hundred years.” YearsWellsTwoCountryLastsPartyHundredIndependentOur CountryCandidatesCherishPlatformsAmerican PoliticsTwo Party System Author:John Anderson
“Bobby Kennedy is so concerned with poverty because he didn't have any as a kid.” KidsPovertyConcernedAmerican PoliticsBobby Kennedy Author:Ronald Reagan
“Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar, and then say No.” OrderAdviceDuesBreakfastGuestsInvitedAmerican PoliticsCaviar Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.