Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress.

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to.

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.

I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law.

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army.

If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.]