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“No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. If he entrusts the details and smaller matters to subordinates constant errors will occur. I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates, and this makes my duties very great.”

Ifs Matter Whole Government President Duty Constant Errors Details Operations Leisure Subordinates

Book:The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 4

Source: The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 4

“I think what it is is do not depend on the president to get you over the line. Do not depend on the fundraising, on the turnout operation, the president's own popularity, because it's not going to work.”

Thinking President Lines Depends Operations Popularity Going To Work Fundraising

Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza

“It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this.”

Trying Government President Deals Effort Situation Shame Embrace Debt Spending Operations Ceilings Debt Ceiling

Author:Mitch McConnell