Adviser Quote by Chris Matthews

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

— William J. Clinton

I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most…

— Hilda Solis

American national security and American economic interests, of course - every president, every secretary of state - that is the primary goal. As you…

— Condoleezza Rice

Barack Obama has been the architect of policies that have hurt our country domestically as well as foreign.

— Robert Pittenger

One of the principal qualities that you need as national security adviser is trust, the trust of the president. And that depends on truth…

— Leon Panetta

Barack Obama is an economic patriot.

— Ted Strickland

Since taking office, President Obama has pursued a policy that focused more American resources and engagement in the Asia-Pacific, a region that will increasingly…

— Ben Rhodes

A president is entitled to advisers of his choosing, who reflect his worldview.

— Antony Blinken

My job as the national security adviser is to distill and present to the president the views and options that come from the various…

— Robert C. O'Brien

This president and this is what the focus ought to be, it's not the differences between us, it's Barack Obama does not believe America's…

— Jeb Bush

Like any successful politician, Obama has benefitted from being well-liked.

— Harry Enten

President Obama is an extraordinary person to work with and for.

— Susan Rice