Presidential Office Quotes
JFK bested LBJ for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. Clare Booth Luce asked LBJ if he would consider the second spot on the ticket. Shortly thereafter Johnson became Kennedy's running mate and was elected. At the inaugural ball, Luce reminded LBJ of his earlier conviction.
Before Theodore Roosevelt, American Presidential Candidates had to pretend that they did not seek the presidency and remain passive. However Roosevelt changed that norm and the primary elections, taking the nomination away from a few party leaders, further required Presidential aspirants to campaign. The principle Lomdes articulated was that if called upon, one was obligated to serve, but should not overtly seek the position and wait to be called by the people.
President Nixon and Kissinger were under attack for the wiretapping of some of his own staff:
The president was asked for a political favor which he was reluctant to grant. The requester observed that Arthur himself would have asked for the same thing:
Bryant, like most New Englanders did not trust Jefferson and saw anything the President did in its worst possible light. He even believed that Jefferson’s great interest in science was evidence of his lack of respect for religion. Nothing he could do was right, much like the Tea Party and President Barack Obama more than 200 years later.
