The worst thing a politician can be is dull. At least I'm interesting.

Castro couldn't even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet.

Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. . . . Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

The bastards have never been bombed like they're going to be bombed this time.

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

We don't owe the blacks a damn thing, anyway.