The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by any law. It deter- mines what people will talk and think about-an authority that… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
When the bus or the plane rolled or flew through the night, they sang songs of their own composition about Mr Nixon and the… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
The gusto of one, the indignation of the other; the challenge of the one party, the response of the other; the eloquence and the… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
A liberal is a person who believes that water can be made to run uphill. A conservative is someone who believes everybody should pay… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
Those 40 or 50 national correspondents who had followed Kennedy since the beginning of his electoral exertions into the November days had become more… — Theodore White Copy Share Image
A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
America is a nation created by all the hopeful wanderers of Europe, not out of geography and genetics, but out of purpose. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
It is almost nicer being a godfather than a father, like having white mice but making your nanny feed them for you. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited for him in the kitchen. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
When that book came out, it was like Columbus telling about America at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
