“It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.” PeopleLooksWishDisasterBagsPresidencyFullness Author:Al Franken
“We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents.” NeedsLooksHas BeensJobsPresidentLook UpPresidencyInfluentialGreat JobPresident Reagan Author:Steve Garvey
“I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.” IfsMenGivingLooksWhiteMoneyHellSocietyEmptyBottomSuperiorsConvincePocketsBlack PeopleSuperiorityLowestPresidencyWhite ManConvincingNoticing Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“All Presidents start out to run a crusade but after a couple of years they find they are running something less heroic and much more intractable: namely the presidency. The people are well cured by then of election fever, during which they think they are choosing Moses. In the third year, they look on the man as a sinner and a bumble and begin to poke around for rumors of another Messiah.” PeopleThinkingMenYearsWellsLooksRunningPresidentHe ManCoupleThirdsElectionSinnerHeroicPresidencyRumorMosesFeverMessiahCrusadesPoke Author:Alistair Cooke