Stephen Hess President Quotations

She would be better off politically not making a commitment that she wouldn't run for president if she were re-elected, ... Clearly, if (her Senate race) were going to be a squeaker, she'd better give a lot of thought to how she responds to that. But, if, as it appears, she's going to have a pretty easy time of it, why put herself in a position of looking hypocritical or devious?

I think as we become more and more of a celebrity culture -- as we expect to learn more and more about the people who we elect president or make movie stars -- we are intrigued by their families.

I think the president might have defused the situation if he had invited her in instantly.

The president has made it very clear: no looking back, no regrets. He feels this was the right thing to do.

Whenever a president is in trouble, as this one is, the pundits and observers in Washington say, 'Don't just stand there, do something.' So they give a speech -- he's done that. They appoint a blue-ribbon commission -- he's done that. They change personnel -- they are doing that. The point is, that is not what really ails this administration. They've got a policy problem, and either they can change the policy or they have to hope the policy starts working better for them.

We're talking on a week in which a woman president was inaugurated in Africa and a woman was elected in Latin America, so this is not any longer so unique.

The president looks across the cabinet table at the vice president and has to realize, 'The only reason he's there is in case I die.

The president was still Ike, and the presidency went on.

This is a situation in which the vice president by definition is a shadow, ... He must move the way the president moves, he can't move independently and at this point he should move forcefully.

This is not a full-fledged mea culpa. But by presidential standards, it's there, or pretty close to it, ... The government did screw up, and he is president of the United States.

It's more likely that a president will be there -- wherever there is -- and will speak more promptly after a disaster to a very large audience,

The year's gone well economically. The president has had moderate success in his legislative program, probably more than the public has given him credit for.