Republican presidents talk about freedom. Democratic presidents talk about equality. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our constitution works.” — Gerald Ford Copy Share Image
Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Weak presidents are neither respected nor electorally rewarded by their publics. — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
I've always given presidents the benefit of the doubt on their nominees. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Today is Presidents' Day; a day we set aside to honor the great leaders of our past. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As far as I know, all the presidents know about Area 51. It would almost be impossible for them not to. — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Previous presidents, including great ones like Roosevelt, have used the IRS against their enemies. But I don't think Barack Obama ever wanted… — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
Based on history, many presidents come into office with lots of plans, and an agenda and things they want to start and… — Martha MacCallum Copy Share Image
Presidents are evaluated not by what they did by the stroke of their own pen; it's what they persuade Congress to do. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
As journalists, we cannot swallow the official line without question. We should challenge almost everything that dictators, presidents and officials say. — Jorge Ramos Copy Share Image
While they came from a variety of religious backgrounds and held a wide variety of religious beliefs, each of our presidents in… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Is it 'left' to insist that presidents and CIA directors adhere to the law? I don't think so. I think it's American. — Anthony Lewis Copy Share Image
I've done a whole lot of things. I've had the pleasure of introducing two presidents, several senators and congressmen. — Roy Acuff Copy Share Image
The war against ISIS will pose many new challenges for the next commander-in-chief. The last two presidents [George W. Bush and Barack… — Wolf Blitzer Copy Share Image
In theory, at least, all presidents are servants of the people who elected them. In the case of Barack Obama, it has… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
Let's assume for the moment that the logic behind Presidents Day is actually sound for certain presidents. Why not have a separate… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon had a kind of Walter Mitty fantasy life. He was a man with a grandiose thoughts: dreams of not simply… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Presidents are always also storytellers, purveyors of useful national mythologies. And surprisingly enough, Richard Nixon, this awkward man who didn't even really… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
I understood right from the start that every set of library doors were the sort of magic portals that lead to other… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
I've been really privileged to work for two presidents - President Obama and President Clinton - who are both people of faith,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“(The Mona Lisa), that really is the ugliest portrait I’ve seen, the only thing that supposedly makes it famous is the mystery… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“Bill Clinton was lucky in many ways; but when it came to former presidents, he won the lottery. When he was elected… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
“We owe Clint Eastwood a debt of thanks. Not only because it was truly a hilarious twelve minutes of improvised "awesome" in… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
“Presidents could be fickle and arbitrary. Each new one with wildly different visions and priorities. And when all was said and done,… — Douglas E. Richards Copy Share Image
“The Nazis are not justified by saying, Don't you know that there is more than just the issue of the Jews? The… — Joseph Bayly Copy Share Image
If you go back and you look at the presidency over the course of history, presidents tend to do what they campaigned… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image