Affair Quote by David Brooks

Affairs of state tend to drive most presidents toward the center on both foreign and domestic policy, no matter where on the political spectrum…

— David K. Shipler

I guess the White House is kind of confining.

— Jill Biden

There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at night, or…

— Barack Obama

What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it…

— William M. Daley

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

— Bob Woodward

People in the White House work hard, whatever administration. They get rewarded in psychic income, a sense that they are involved in something bigger…

— Mark Shields

The White House is a serious place, with serious people, doing serious work. If you're not careful, it can grind you down.

— Jill Biden

Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.

— Sidney Blumenthal

A visit to the White House is a coup for any foreign leader, it's a useful weapon of soft power.

— Katty Kay

There is obviously a gap between the public's perception of the role of U.S. foreign policy and the elite's perception.

— Henry Kissinger

The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.

— Mike McCurry

The Council on Foreign Relations is "the establishment." Not only does it have influence and power in key decision-making positions at the highest levels…

— John Rarick