President Quote by Josh Marshall

The president has to govern.

— Amy Klobuchar

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

— Dean Acheson

In the early days of the republic, the secretary of state was the heir apparent to the president. Presidents could easily hand-pick their party's…

— H. W. Brands

The President is responsible to the public for the conduct of the person he has nominated and appointed.

— James Madison

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

— Orrin Hatch

The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president is to get the people in the room and…

— Chris Christie

Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty…

— Gary Bauer

The President is the direct representative of the American people and is elected by the people and responsible to them.

— Andrew Jackson

There are two chief responsibilities of the Secretary's office. One is to run the elections in the State of Connecticut to make sure they…

— Susan Bysiewicz

There's simply no question under "The Constitution," and, frankly, under federal law, that the president of the United States has the authority, in the…

— Mike Pence

Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president and the secretary of state, in that order, and should the president decide he wants…

— Alexander Haig

I would hope that the Senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that President [Barack] Obama has sent to them. That's the…

— Hillary Clinton