“this was I and not yet I, this was the wife of the President of the United States and she took precedence over me; my personal like and dislikes must be subordinated to the consideration of those things which were required of her” StatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWifeConsiderationDislikePrecedenceLike And Dislike Author:Grace Coolidge
“On the whole, yes, I would rather be the Chief Justice of the United States, and a quieter life than that which becomes at the White House is more in keeping with the temperament, but when taken into consideration that I go into history as President, and my children and my children's children are the better placed on account of that fact, I am inclined to think that to be President well compensates one for all the trials and criticisms he has to bear and undergo.” ThinkingWellsChildrenStatesWholeFactsHousePresidentJusticeWhiteUnitedUnited StatesTakenBearsCriticismAccountsTrialsChiefsMy ChildrenConsiderationWhite HouseTemperamentChief Justice Author:William Howard Taft