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“It's become the incredible shrinking presidency in terms of access, and in my opinion, we are all being shortchanged.”
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
“Today, because of the immediacy of the live TV appearance with the direct quote, the presidency seems hamstrung with governing by polls and turning the chief executive into an actor. And the world is his stage.”
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
“The right to free speech and the unrealistic expectation to never be offended can not coexist.”
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“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Anybody in public life is well aware of how important the judgments of the press are. I'm firmly convinced that if the good Lord had made the world today, he would have spent six days creating the heavens and earth and all the living creatures upon it. But on the seventh day, he would not have rested. He would have had to justify it to Helen Thomas. (Gerald Ford as quoted by Helen Thomas.)”
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
― Front Row at the White House : My Life and Times
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