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"One of your tasks is to separate the "personal" from the "substantive." The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong."
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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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"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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"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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"Mr. President, I believe your real problem is that you have somehow been unable to realize that you have won, not only won, but been re-elected by a tremendous margin."
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"It's pretty hard to say no when a vice president-elect and a president-elect ask you to be part of the national team."
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"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
"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
"The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments."
Government
"Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals."
Work
"Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue."
Leadership
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