When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.
Dick GephardtI think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate the schools.
Dick GephardtI hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.
Dick GephardtOne of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.
Dick GephardtI grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.
Dick Gephardt