Change Quote by Ari Melber

Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama's early emphasis on openness in government…

— Noah Feldman

Obama had reached out to the business community, they just haven't liked all of his decisions and some of his rhetoric. But generally, I…

— David Rubenstein

The Obama administration has now taken exactly the same position as the Bush administration. I don't see how you can keep people from knowing…

— Anne Weismann

Our democratic values also include - and our national security demands - open and transparent government. Some information obviously needs to be protected. And…

— John O. Brennan

In 2008, Obama rode to victory in good part by wearing the openness face, casting the Bush administration as intrusive, secretive hawks who had…

— Neil Macdonald

Openness fundamentally affects a lot of the core institutions in society - the media, the economy, how people relate to the government and just…

— Mark Zuckerberg

I'm very grateful that Barack Obama as president very much put protection of privacy on the agenda today, due to the fact of Islamist…

— Angela Merkel

President Obama spent Election Day away from any press coverage, attending closed-door meetings inside the White House. But on the bright side, it is…

— Jimmy Fallon

On taking office, Obama promised the 'most transparent' administration in history; yet his record as president has been anything but transparent.

— Bob Barr

I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.

— Bashar al-Assad

“An open society is a healthy society; transparency is necessary to trust.”

— Lauren Oliver

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day…

— Jesse Ventura