Accepting Quote by Dee Dee Myers

Every President hates the Press.

— Helen Thomas

I certainly don't think that it's the job of any journalist to make the presidency work.

— Jake Tapper

I've reported in countries where leaders not only complain about a critical press, but also try to shut it down, throwing reporters in prison…

— Jonathan Karl

Is it really the right of the media to dictate to the president whom he will allow in his press conferences? That's tetchier. And…

— Gene Weingarten

The press is hostile to Donald Trump, they always will be. And Donald Trump is happy to return the favor. And you know what,…

— Ari Fleischer

We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I…

— Helen Thomas

I have absolutely no problem with the press criticising policies and the things that we do, the things that we say.

— Thabo Mbeki

You as the press secretary have to protect the president's interests and the White House's interests more broadly. And a lot of people inside…

— Dee Dee Myers

The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice.…

— Donald Trump

One of the roles of the press is to make sure that the president, in the voice of the people, is telling the truth.

— John Dickerson

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press.

— Richard M. Nixon

“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible—it is the heartbeat of democracy.…

— Madeleine K. Albright