Within the first few months I ...

Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.

~Harry S. Truman~

When the president does it, th...

When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.

~Richard Nixon~

Well, I wouldn't say that I wa...

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the 'great' class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

~Harry S. Truman~

Trying to make the presidency ...

Trying to make the presidency work these days is like trying to sew buttons on a custard pie.

~James David Barber~

The president is the represent...

The president is the representative of the whole nation and he's the only lobbyist that all the one hundred and sixty million people in this country have.

~Harry S. Truman~

The presidency does not yield ...

The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced - it can not be told.

~Calvin Coolidge~

The presidency does not yield ...

The presidency does not yield to definition. Like the glory of a morning sunrise, it can be experienced - it can not be told.

~Calvin Coolidge~

The office of president requir...

The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian.

~Harold Wilson~

The four most miserable years ...

The four most miserable years of my life . . .

~John Adams~

The final greatness of the pre...

The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth.

~Clinton Rossiter~

Th' prisidincy is th' highest ...

Th' prisidincy is th' highest office in th' gift iv th people. Th' vice-prisidincy is th' next highest an' the lowest. It isn't a crime exactly. Ye can't be sint to jail f r it, but it's a kind iv a disgrace.

~Finley Peter Dunne~

Seriously, I do not think I am...

Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the presidency.

~Abraham Lincoln~

Nothing in life is so exhilara...

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

~Ronald Reagan~

Harricum! Harricum! Give 'em h...

Harricum! Harricum! Give 'em hell, Harricum!

~Harry S. Truman~

Had I been chosen president ag...

Had I been chosen president again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.

~John Adams~

In America, any boy may become...

In America, any boy may become president, and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

~Adlai Stevenson~

If you are as happy, my dear s...

If you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home, you are the happiest man in the country.

~James Buchanan~

I think the American public wa...

I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a president, and I think I'll go along with them.

~Calvin Coolidge~

I have no expectation of makin...

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt~

I feel like the man who was ta...

I feel like the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. To the man who asked how he liked it he said: 'If it wasn't for the honour of the thing, I'd rather walk.'

~Abraham Lincoln~