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"Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there."
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"I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President."
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"President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed."
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"If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the Governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me, 90 cents."
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"I didn't realize the president was such an historian."
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"Reagan's dead, and he was a lousy President."
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"I feel very proud, even though they didn't elect me, to be President of the Argentines."
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"Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln."
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"I'm glad Reagan is president. Of course, I'm a professional comedian."
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"Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican."
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"If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back."
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"When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later."
Policy
"If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random."
Policy
"Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help."
Business
"Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary."
Work
"Learn to say "I don't know." If used when appropriate, it will be often."
Will
"If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right."
Doubt
"Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours."
Politics
"Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position."
Friendship
"If you develop rules, never have more than ten."
Rules
"Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance."
Performance
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