American politics Quote by Lee H. Hamilton

The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk…

— P. J. O'Rourke

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

— Gerald R. Ford

Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself.

— Robert Teeter

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that…

— Gerald R. Ford

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is…

— Theodore Roosevelt

When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace…

— Shimon Peres

The president, by virtue of his office, can easily 'go dark' when it comes to conversations with foreign leaders, even if he makes promises…

— Asha Rangappa

For the people to hear directly from their president, no matter what format that is in - whether it's through social-media platforms, whether it's…

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Presidents always - not always, but often have bad conversations with counterparts. They just don't go out and embarrass their counterpart by talking about…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what…

— George W. Bush

People don't want to believe they have to speak like Obama or Clinton to participate meaningfully in politics, because most of us don't speak…

— J. D. Vance

The head of the government ethics ought to be careful, because that person is becoming extremely political. Apparently, may have made a - publicly…

— Reince Priebus