I enjoyed my new position as vice president, but it took me a while to get used to the fact that I no longer had the voting privileges I had enjoyed for 10 years as a senator.

Study men, not historians.

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.