“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can have.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“A genuine primary is a fight within the family of the party - and, like any family fight, is apt to be more bitter… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the book’s greatest weakness is its romantic depiction of President Kennedy as a kind of knight in shining armor.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“In politics, the things that do not happen are frequently as significant as those that do.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“The 'smoke-filled room' as political reality is now as dead as Prohibition.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“The development of an image is a mysterious thing: once a public figure has been cast in a public role, it is almost impossible… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“The best politics for any president is to be a good president.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“The first and most essential quality of a presidential candidate, as Averell Harriman once pointed out, is that he should lust for the job… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“In the politics of consent, no victory is ever permanent unless the victor makes it firm on a base of persuasion.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“Professionals in a campaign are servants; they can tell him only how to do something once he tells them what it is he wants… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“All men who run for presidency of the United States are amateurs; there is no way of becoming a professional at it, and all… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“The Americans of the age were not an irreligious people; and the fact that they were Christian was very important, for the marks of… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
