“I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.” PeopleWorldMindDoeStatesRunningHouseChanceWhiteLevelsOpinionPolicyMassImportanceCongressCriticalAround The WorldI've LearnedWhite HousePublic OpinionLegislatureGrassrootsState LegislaturesCritical Mass Author:Al Gore
“I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my travel agency, I was in charge of the files she kept on the Travel Office.” FirstsRunningHouseWhiteOfficeEnjoyedAgencyWhite HouseFilesFirst Lady Author:Joseph Force Crater
“Big money and big business, corporations and commerce, are again the undisputed overlords of politics and government. The White House, the Congress and, increasingly, the judiciary, reflect their interests. We appear to have a government run by remote control from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute. To hell with everyone else.” BigsGovernmentRunningAmericaHouseInterestWhiteHellCongressCorporationsWhite HouseAssociationCommerceChamberInstituteBig BusinessJudiciaryPetroleumRemote ControlUndisputedChamber Of Commerce Author:Bill Moyers
“Yeah, I'm running for the White House again. Well, it's not a run, really; it's sort of a brisk walk.” WellsRunningHouseWhiteWalksYeahWhite House Author:Pat Paulsen
“I feel like I could run for President. People often laugh, but if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years I could be in the White House.” PeopleIfsFeelsYearsMindRunningNextHousePresidentWhiteLaughingWhite House Author:Will Smith
“Every member of Congress and every Senator kind of runs their own race with their own message because they don't want to necessarily have dictated from the White House what that message should be.” WantShouldKindRunningHouseWhiteRaceMembersMessagesCongressWhite HouseSenators Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“If the present White House leadership runs the gauntlet of common sense and the people's will for peace and challenges us by starting MX missile deployment, then the Soviet Union will respond by deploying a new intercontinental ballistic missile of the same class, with its characteristics in no way inferior to those of the MX.” PeopleIfsWayRunningHouseChallengesWhiteCommonClassUnionsStartingCommon SenseCharacteristicsWhite HouseSovietInferiorsSoviet UnionMissilesDeploymentGauntletDeploying Author:Dmitriy Ustinov
“What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say, the Senate level, when they don't have to run the show?” ShowsSeemsHappensRunningHouseWhiteLevelsTalkingWhite HouseSenate Author:Chris Matthews