Administration Quote by Donald Rumsfeld

A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style.

— William M. Daley

The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves.

— William M. Daley

Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership.

— Jim Cantrell

The president's personal staff has a unique role

— Colin Powell

You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of a President's desk. But if you can trust…

— Ann Romney

White House staff spends enormous amounts of time planning a president's every move so that his public persona reflects the mood of the public.

— Dan Bongino

Especially when it comes to national security, there is a premium on an administration speaking clearly, consistently and precisely, starting with the president.

— Antony Blinken

I think every administration has a settling-in process. And there's always an adjustment between what you can say during a campaign and what you…

— Lee Hsien Loong

I would want to be fully informed before advising the president.

— Rex W. Tillerson

“All this is to offer the heresy that the role of presidential leadership, yet another shadow cast by the Roosevelt years, is often exaggerated.…

— James T. Patterson

In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public. You never know which of them end up cementing…

— Ben Rhodes

A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.

— Jim Lehrer