Been Quote by Brent Scowcroft

By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.

— Robert Dallek

I'm more inclined to say the presidency has changed Trump rather than Trump changed the presidency. He has moderated or reversed himself on most…

— H. W. Brands

President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

— Grace Napolitano

On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in…

— Ed Gillespie

I still think there's some tension . But it's pretty clear that, when the president made his statements as a candidate, he's following through…

— Amy Walter

Some things have changed, but there's a lot of what went on in the Washington administration that's just been done ever since because that's…

— Kevin Gutzman

Second terms in the White House open the way for second thoughts.

— John Lewis Gaddis

Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses.

— Barack Obama

When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.

— Charles Schumer

White House officials acknowledge in broad terms that a president's time and public rhetoric are among his most valuable policy tools.

— Barton Gellman

Presidents fall into second-term slumps for different reasons.

— Michael Beschloss

Everything changes when you become president. Everything. The things that you've said during the campaign on military strategy and policy, it automatically changes when…

— Rush Limbaugh