In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.

When business accepts help from the government, it can be like going to bed with a hippopotamus. It's nice and warm for the moment, but then your bedmate rolls over and crushes you.

The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.

A large number of people to begin crawling through those tunnels and caves looking for the bad folks.

When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.

When I served as US Ambassador to NATO in the 1970s, the center of gravity in Europe was France and Germany.

Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to 'carry it off.'