“It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.” YearsHas BeensStillsTwoGovernmentPresidentWifeMiddleReturnHonorPeriodsPromiseMy WifeEastAdministrationTwo YearsMiddle EastI PromiseUnprecedented Author:Dennis A. Ross
“I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.” MightPresidentPeriodsVoteJudicialFilibuster Author:Saxby Chambliss
“New Republican Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is fluent in Chinese. In a short period of time the Republicans have come quite a long way. The last Republican president wasn't even fluent in English.” WayLongLastsPresidentPeriodsRepublicanChinesePresidentialCandidatesLong WayPresidential CandidateFluent Author:David Letterman
“Now, therefore, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.” MayStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTakenPeriodsConstitutionAbsolutesCommittedGrantedGrantsArticlesOffenseSectionsPardonAugustJanuary Author:Gerald R. Ford
“[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?” PresidentPeriodsCongressBritishMinistersBritainPrimePrime MinisterParliamentGreat BritainBritish Parliament Author:Trent Lott
“Indeed, one modern President abjured God altogether, ending speeches with a chaste 'Thank you very much.' This was Jimmy Carter, the most genuinely devout President of the postwar period.” PresidentAtheismModernPeriodsSpeechPositive AtheismJimmyCarterChaste Author:Jonathan Rauch
“In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way.” WayLongTogetherLeftPresidentNumbersIssuesPlansEconomicPeriodsOfficeClintonDebtBalancedDeficitSurplusLong Periods Of TimePresident Clinton Author:Chris Van Hollen
“Well, I think that there's a clear record, I worked with Ronald Reagan in the early '80s and his recovery program translated into today's population of about 25 million new jobs in a seven-year period. As Speaker of the House, I worked with President Clinton and he followed with a very similar plan. And we ended up with about 11 million new jobs in a four-year period.” ThinkingYearsWellsTodayJobsHousePresidentMillionsClearRecordsFourPlansPeriodsProgramClintonSevenPopulationRecoveryFour YearsSpeakers80sSeven YearsNew JobPresident Clinton Author:Newt Gingrich
“We've had periods of meanness in American politics. Actually, the dawn of partisan division in America was basically in George Washington's second term, when it was obvious that he would be the first and only consensus president.” FirstsWould BeAmericaPresidentTermPeriodsObviousDawnDivisionAmerican PoliticsConsensusPartisansMeannessUs President Author:William J. Clinton
“One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.” LongSometimesPresidentIssuesPeriodsI've LearnedObscurityLong Periods Of TimeThings I've Learned Author:Barack Obama
“Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.” WorldPersonsDoeImportantBlackPresidentDemocracyPeriodsCriticismTablesChanging The WorldWhat's ImportantRight PersonTime PeriodsExceptionalism Author:Danny Glover