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"With the press there is no "off the record.""
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"All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf."
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"You're damned if you're too thin and you're damned if you're too heavy. According to the press I've been both. Its impossible to satisfy everyone and I suggest we stop trying."
"The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it."
"The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander."
"Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat."
"If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon."
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"Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented."
"Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. It's not 3,000. It's tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children."
"One of your tasks is to separate the "personal" from the "substantive." The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong."
"The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it."
"See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented."
"Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary."
"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."
"Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position."
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