The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen at that moment: the red carpet, the green lawn, the white house, the leaden sky. The new president and his first lady.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes.

Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.

There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

Baseball without fans is like Jayne Mansfield without a sweater. Hang on, that can be taken two ways.