A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

I doubt very much if a man whose main literary interests were in works by Mr. Zane Grey, admirable as they may be, is particularly equipped to be the chief executive of this country, particularly where Indian Affairs are concerned.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

No man comes out of his own memorandum of conversation looking second best.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.