All Helen Thomas Quotes
- I think that presidents deserve to be questioned. Maybe irreverently, most of the time. Bring 'em down a size. You see a president, ask a… Ask
- I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. Truman had first proposed Medicare, but couldn't get it through. Bill
- I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is… Arming
- In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has… Best
- Maybe the Jefferson case will give members of Congress second thoughts the next time they get ready to legislate away the rights of ordinary Americans. American
- People will never know how hard it is to get information, especially if it's locked up behind official doors where, if politicians had their way,… Behind
- President Bush has asserted the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on any American without a warrant in the name of fighting terrorism. He has asserted… American
- Presidential power was overruled by the high bench in July 1974, when President Nixon was ordered to turn over some audio tapes of his White… Audio
- The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West… Americans
- Truman fired the popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur because he disobeyed orders in the Korean War. Johnson knew that he had reached the endgame in Vietnam… Commander
- Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged… Been
- We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be… Accountable
- I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege… Asking
- The presidency awed me, but presidents do not. Perhaps I have always expected too much of them, but I believe that when they reach the… Always Expected
- Many voters think about the makeup of the Supreme Court when they are choosing a president. The justices deal not only with constitutional issues but… Ago
- Presidents hate the press. They hate me most of the time. Hate
- War makes strange bedfellows. Bedfellows
- I'm covering the worst president in American history. American
- We won't really know what will happen until it happens. Happen