Careers Quote by Robert O. Paxton

Who could have predicted this, that the presidency is kind of a hard job? Nobody knew that. I also like the fact that Trump…

— David Brooks

Despite the fact that David Petraeus is now very highly regarded in foreign policy circles because of his record in both Republican and Democratic…

— Chuck Todd

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

— Bob Graham

I've never been the president of anything, but I would imagine that in ways it could be a very isolating experience, because you're ensconced…

— Jesmyn Ward

In a political culture as obsessed with drama and celebrity as our own, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the…

— Jamelle Bouie

I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there…

— Morley Safer

Oftentimes the fascinating thing is that people who are seen as commanding figures at the moment that they were considered for President and did…

— Stephen Ambrose

I saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel.

— Karen Mills

I don't know what I expected, but my first morning in the Oval Office had a surprising ring of familiarity to it. It reminded…

— Ronald Reagan

You know, I think my biggest concern [if Mitt is elected], obviously, would just be for his mental well-being. I have all the confidence…

— Ann Romney

President Lyndon Johnson was very, very unpredictable. We never knew for sure what he is going to do next, and he preferred to have…

— Clint Hill

“Not taking off his dark overcoat, lending him quite a hulking gangster look, pacing in front of the CIA’s wall of stars for its…

— Michael Wolff