Presidents quotes

Every President I think I’ve ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn’t quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end of their Administrations, they were disappointed and wished they had done some things differently.

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.

My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision on the part of all the presidents. I don’t think Kennedy should have done it. I don’t think Johnson should have done it, and I don’t think we should have done it.

Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.

Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic.

Folks, I can tell you I’ve known eight presidents, three of them intimately.

Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.

I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.