[John F. Kennedy] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I see some parallels [with Barack Obama] but I don't see the leadership that this guy [John F.Kennedy] had of other men… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The fact is he [John F.Kennedy] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie [Kennedy]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Medicare, getting through that in the '60s, after Kennedy's assassination, where there was such an emotional desire to do something to carry… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I always thought of him [Jack Kennedy] as a prince, with a charmed life. He was a guy who was sick and… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
[John F. Kennedy] kept a diary and in the White House dictated his thoughts. He felt real guilt at the killing of… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Jean [Kennedy Smith, JFK's sister] told me she thinks the whole sports angle has been overplayed, that politics was central to him.… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you. Just don't… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
![“[John F. Kennedy] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He wanted control of the situation.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c3/chris-matthews-1682_arthur_john-f-kennedy-was-arthur-the-guy-in-the_2080224.jpg)
![“[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers too.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c8/chris-matthews-1682_business_john-f-kennedy-liked-fresh-company-new-p_1510255.jpg)
![“I see some parallels [with Barack Obama] but I don't see the leadership that this guy [John F.Kennedy] had of other men and women. It's more than being the smartest guy in room.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/54d/chris-matthews-1682_barack_i-see-some-parallels-with-barack-obama-b_1617206.jpg)
![“The fact is he [John F.Kennedy] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie [Kennedy]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I think it gets back to all those years in a hospital bed.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/def/chris-matthews-1682_bed_the-fact-is-he-john-f-kennedy-always-had_2291204.jpg)
![“It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize before that he was working on his memoirs all along, how he ran for Congress, that sort of thing.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/851/chris-matthews-1682_congress_it-was-fascinating-what-a-total-interest_325409.jpg)
![“I always thought of him [Jack Kennedy] as a prince, with a charmed life. He was a guy who was sick and in horrendous pain all the time - who would say, "I wish I had a few good days."” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fbf/chris-matthews-1682_charmed_i-always-thought-of-him-jack-kennedy-as_3036120.jpg)
![“[John F. Kennedy] kept a diary and in the White House dictated his thoughts. He felt real guilt at the killing of [Ngo Dinh] Diem, the leader of South Vietnam.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/772/chris-matthews-1682_diaries_john-f-kennedy-kept-a-diary-and-in-the-w_2483423.jpg)
![“Jean [Kennedy Smith, JFK's sister] told me she thinks the whole sports angle has been overplayed, that politics was central to him. This nonsense that he only went into politics because his older brother Joe was killed is not true. He was determined he was going to be in politics, but he would…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a89/chris-matthews-1682_angle_jean-kennedy-smith-jfk-s-sister-told-me_2997381.jpg)
![“How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a reader, and because he was a reader, Kennedy had heroes. Because he had heroes, he went into politics. [Kennedy liked Sir Walter Scott, King Arthur's knights, and biographies of political leaders.] If…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ad/chris-matthews-1682_arthur_how-much-he-was-shaped-by-being-in-the-h_550395.jpg)
![“I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an unhealthy institution.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/54b/chris-matthews-1682_candidates_i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doin_34506.jpg)
![“I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a21/chris-matthews-1682_barack_i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-th_84737.jpg)
![“I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading from behind. So, yes, even [Barack] Obama is more aggressive. Obama believes you can kill Anwar al-Awlaki without getting a court order.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0fe/chris-matthews-1682_aggressive_i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that_135609.jpg)
