#president

In the days of Caesar, kings had fools and jesters. Now network presidents have anchormen. ↗

— Ted Koppel

#days #fools #had #kings #network

All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf. ↗

— Helen Thomas

#goes #presidents #press #rail #turf

Every president thinks that all information that comes to the White House is their private preserve after they all promise an open administration on the campaign trail, but some are more secretive than others. Some want to lock down everything. ↗

— Helen Thomas

#after #campaign #comes #down #every

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#government #may #needs #political #president

A President cannot always be popular. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#cannot #popular #president

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart. ↗

— Tina Turner

#ago #because #been #came #could

The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled either on the sofa or chairs or remained standing for protracted observations. ↗

— Henry Villard

#chairs #curious #either #fingers #him

It is very rewarding to serve the country by helping President Bush work to reduce the drug problem. ↗

— John Walters

#country #helping #president #president bush #problem

Well, it was a typical meeting with the President. He was very gracious, very outgoing. ↗

— Lew Wasserman

#meeting #outgoing #president #typical #very

He didn't want to tell his son what to do, but told me to write the president a letter. I didn't name a country, but there are many countries we have a fragile relationship with. ↗

— George Herbert Walker

#country #fragile #his #i #letter