Presidential Recognition Quotes

Any man who has ever been honored by being made President of the United States is thereby forever after rendered the American people.

I had a dream that I would be here this week, receiving something from the president, but I thought it would be the front door key.

President Obama awarded a National Medal of Arts to author Stephen King. You know, because if there's anyone who can relate to the story of a guy trapped in a mansion that's driving him insane, it's Obama.

I think 'Hail to the Chief' has a nice ring to it.

To get a presidential tweet from the Commander-in-Chief about a military book that you've written is pretty awesome. And it wouldn't matter where that person's politics would be, it's the President of the United States.

Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.

Let's assume for the moment that the logic behind Presidents Day is actually sound for certain presidents. Why not have a separate holiday for Lincoln and one for Washington - as we used to do, before we became so concerned with the 'Every President Gets a Trophy' ethos?

To say I was near our president, performing at the Nobel Peace Prize... I think that's an amazing thing.

And I think the American people look to the leaders to lead. They look to the leaders to take on the big problems. And the president deserves a lot of credit for doing that.

Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.

When Donald Trump calls you, it's like you have a little Trump rally in your ear.

It was so surreal, having my parents hear the President and First Lady saying to me, 'Good to see you again! We're so proud of you. We watched you on the Grammys and were like, 'That's our girl!'

During the eight years that Dwight Eisenhower was President ... even to the last year of his incumbency, if I happened to be with a group of senators and others greeting him, I had to tell him my name.

As the president put the Medal of Honor around my neck, I felt the history and the weight of a nation.

The president of the United States and his secretary of state were made honorary Hebrews.

The President doesn't ring people out of the blue, so you know you've done something well.

I guess if the president of the United States gives you a nickname, you have to stick with it.

Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors.

If you look at the history of presidential memorials, it takes a long time to get them done.

Everyone congratulates me on being ordered to the White House, seeming to think it an exceptional honour ... but I am not over enthusiastic .... many people will try to pump one dry of White House news ...

I'm the only fighter to ever go to the White House and meet with a sitting president.

The most surreal moment might have been meeting President Obama. It was really cool, actually; they, like, announced us into the room. There was a man in a uniform who announced all our names in a booming voice, and we walk in, and there's the president.

The President of Guinea, Sekou Toure, came to see us on the 13th. Now you know, I don't know how you can compare this by me being able to see a President of a country when I have just been there two days; and here I have been in America, born in America, and I am 46 years pleading with the President for the last two to three years to just give us a chance-and this President in Guinea recognized us enough to talk to us.

"Hail to the Chief" was played, and the President got up and made a gracious opening remark. "I've been in this office for six years, and yet every time I hear that music, I turn around wondering who they're playing it for."

Doing something that warrants the attention of the President of the United States is super cool.