Back Quote by Alexandra Petri

“Sound familiar? Rutherford B. Hayes was someone who thought that attracting opposition from nearly every direction meant that he was right. James A. Garfield,…

— Richard White

He used humor more effectively than any president since Abraham Lincoln. Reagan was not an especially warm person, but he appeared to be. Many…

— H. W. Brands

Will Rogers used to say he wouldn't run for president no matter how badly the country needed a comedian.

— Will Rogers

I've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.

— Vince Vaughn

I like a President who tells jokes instead of appointing them.

— Bob Hope

Andrew Lincoln has to be the nicest, ego-less lead actor that I've ever met in my life. His energy and temperament just falls over…

— Chad Coleman

There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad'…

— Seth MacFarlane

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.

— David Herbert Donald

[Reagan] was the best president in this era, as he had the perfect temperament for the job.

— Dan Patrick

The Earth will be around for a long time before you have a funnier president than Obama. He has a stand-up's cadence and the…

— Seth Meyers

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I…

— Frederick Douglass

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

— Eugene Jarecki