Both President Kennedy and President Reagan were roundly criticized by parts of the foreign policy establishment that felt they were being weak by engaging our adversaries. So some of it is built into a political lexicon that makes you sound tougher if you don't talk to somebody, and rather, very loudly, wield a big stick.

I was elected because I believed in what we call "grassroots politics," politics from the bottom up, not the top down.

Our kids grew up here [in the White House]. Some of our best friends have been made here in this place. There have been moments that were highlights for us - that - you know, are going to be hard to duplicate.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

The easiest way to get 15 minutes of fame is to be rude to somebody.

I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.

The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.