Drafting Quote by H. W. Brands

State of the Union addresses are supposed to be a high mark of sorts for a president. The president has the nation's attention as…

— Harry Enten

Based on history, many presidents come into office with lots of plans, and an agenda and things they want to start and an order…

— Martha MacCallum

The problem with State of the Union speeches is that they are, by their nature and design, alphabet soup. It's hard to know what…

— Mark McKinnon

The American people want their presidents to articulate big ideas and leave the details to the eggheads.

— Michael J. Knowles

The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for…

— Mike Pence

“The President was trapped – and with nearly every president, it had come about from his own words. Presidential promises and statements… The people…

— Tom Clancy

One of the things that will probably need to be addressed is in the treatment of history, i.e. the Presidential Papers Act. If they…

— Ted Gup

And in another point of view, I think it is right that the address of a president should be on his own subject, and…

— Arthur Cayley

As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write…

— Nancy Gibbs

Presidents today spend more time speaking than they do reading or thinking.

— Kathleen Hall Jamieson

American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the desk in…

— Richard N. Haass

Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.

— H. W. Brands