Closest friends Quote by Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“We want you to succeed," the younger Bush told Obama. "Whether we're Democrat or Republican, we all care deeply about this country...All of us…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“The phone would ring, and they would put their son on speakerphone. Ever sensitive to charges of puppeteering, Mrs. Bush let it known that…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“The elder Bush explained later that "watching your son taking a pounding from his critics was much, much harder" than being president. "Barbara quit…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“Presidents, even when they get some things right, never cease to be punch lines, and it was telling that Nixon regarded his comic potential…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“Presidents rise and fall according to how they handle a crisis - an invasion, a depression, a massive oil spill - but there's no…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“The club is bound together by an unspoken pledge to protect the presidency; but its members are often driven by an even more fierce…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“If the club creates a natural bond among its members, something of that sympathy extends to their families as well. The first ladies share…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“It was a classic Nixon move: goad an opponent into attacking, then ride a wave of sympathy s you defend your honour.”

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“But Eisenhower's advice was consistent, from his days as a general, to his years in the White House, to his role as veteran counselor:…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“By this time the Vietnam War was such a confusing issue to most Americans that Nixon could take as many positions as he liked…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“Talbott understood that Nixon's private hospitality and his public obsession with U.S.-Russian relations were part of an elaborate rehabilitation scheme, designed to blur lingering…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

“..., but he gave Clinton a tip: when seeking advice from people who are more experienced than you, Nixon urged, tell them what you…

— Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy