“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our constitution works.” — Gerald Ford Copy Share Image
Republican presidents talk about freedom. Democratic presidents talk about equality. — Timothy Noah 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
Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There will be great presidents again but there will never be another Camelot. — Jackie Kennedy Copy Share Image
I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not very rock'n'roll. — Carmen Electra 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
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
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
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
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
Presidents do not go into war lightly. It's a tremendous responsibility in making decisions, and I know Bush must deeply believe this… — Julie Nixon Eisenhower Copy Share Image
When things don't go well they like to blame presidents; and that's something that presidents are paid for. — John F. Kennedy 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
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
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 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
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
If Coolidge were a stock, he'd be a buy. The experts have historically ranked Coolidge in the bottom quartile or bottom half… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
The unknown has undone many a president, and no matter the popularity of an Oval Office occupant, any and all presidents are… — Chuck Todd 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
“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
“When was the last time an American president found it worth his while to write a speech on the importance of art… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“For myself the delay may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with the world it would obtain… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“Certainly there were obvious differences in policies between the various leaders, and an America run by a Bush, an Obama or a… — James Morcan Copy Share Image
