History is always best written generations after the event, when clouded fact and memory have all fused into what can be accepted as truth, whether it be so or not. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited for him in the kitchen. — Theodore White Copy Share
When that book came out, it was like Columbus telling about America at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. — Theodore White Copy Share
The President's decisions make the weather, and if he is great enough, change the climate, too. — Theodore White Copy Share
Always inflation comes gradually; is recognized too late; and can be cured only by ruthless political surgery, which, if delayed too long, proves futile. — Theodore White Copy Share
There are two kinds of editors, those who correct your copy and those who say it's wonderful. — Theodore White Copy Share
