Disrespectful Language Quotes
Fischer was in the midst of a parliamentary debate and the President had ruled against him on a procedural matter.
Eisenhower was referring to MacArthur’s decision, as Army Chief of Staff, to take personal command of infantry, calvary and battle tanks he had ordered assembled to oust the WWI Veterans and their families from the shantytown they had erected in Washington DC to protest the fact that they had not been paid the bonuses that the law required. The attack on the protesting veterans was one of the great disgraces of American history. Eisenhower, knowing full well MacArthur’s penchant for strong attack, thought a more prudent officer should take charge of the delicate operation, and not the heavy-handed, aggressive General. See Quotation 643961.
President Johnson was threatened with impeachment. His attorney, Jeremiah S. Black, suggested a government financial scheme that would enrich a small group of House members who were leaning toward impeachment:. Black was fired. The congressmen voted against Johnson. He was impeached.
The New York City comptroller was outraged by the new president of the Board of Alderman, former congressman Fiorello La Guardia, who later became mayor of New York. The two men clashed constantly, especially at meetings of the New York City Board of Estimate, where the comptroller made an unusual request of the chairman:
One of the mocking eulogies the nationalists and fascists used when burying alive their enemies.
The ex-secretary was at the White House advising President Johnson on the Vietnam War. The President received bad military news and went into a tirade. Acheson walked out. A presidential assistant called him a few minutes later asking him to return. The President asked him to return and he did.
The Vice President was on David Letterman's show when the host told an undignified joke about President William Clinton.
