Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.

"Do you have any regrets?" Of course I do.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.

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

It is worth reminding that being president is a tough job for anybody, and particularly so in the information age. There's such a glut of information. Anything a president says or does is picked up on the Internet or the 24/7 news media and criticized almost instantly. Leaders persuade through their words and as such their words need to be measured and well chosen. It is a tough job.