American Quote by Robert Dallek

What may worry [Donald] Trump, the latest Gallup poll. It shows just 44 percent of Americans approve of how he's handling the transition, almost…

— George Stephanopoulos

You got to have people at the top who respond to and are selected by presidents.

— Dick Cheney

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco.…

— Donna Shalala

For style and for creating a mood of optimism and hope - Kennedy on that count is as effective as any president the country…

— Robert Dallek

In 1960 Americans chose John F. Kennedy because they were ready for change. They were ready for new and better ideas. After six years…

— Mario Cuomo

It's the first time in U.S. history a presidential candidate has not revealed his tax returns, or a president.I think that the poll ratings…

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

Votes for president have long been a kind of social signifier. People will proudly boast that they voted for JFK; while it's harder to…

— Joy Reid

People always ask what's it like to grow up as a Kennedy. It's a family. It's big, it's large, it's amazing. You've got strong…

— Joe Kennedy III

I do not think I am entitled to assess the President of the United States. This is up to the American people.

— Vladimir Putin

Kennedy is remembered as a success mainly because of what came after: Johnson and Vietnam. Nixon and Watergate.

— Robert Dallek

“Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts had won in the closest presidential election since 1916. Hatless and handsome, he had given people faith in the future…

— Alice Hoffman

The fact that President-elect Kennedy would be the first Catholic president did not sit well with many Americans. There was a fear that, as…

— Clint Hill