See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help.

Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.

Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.

If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.

It is the photographs that gives one the vivid realization of what actually took place. (On photographs from Abu Ghraib prison.)