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"I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century."
Martin Sheen
"I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century."
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"The president's budget proposals have neglected water infrastructure."
Sue Kelly
"The president's budget proposals have neglected water infrastructure."
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"The President then proceeded to read his Emancipation Proclamation, making remarks on the several parts as he went on, and showing that he had fully considered the whole subject, in all lights under which it had been presented to him."
Salmon P. Chase
"The President then proceeded to read his Emancipation Proclamation, making remarks on the several parts as he went on, and showing that he had fully considered the whole subject, in all lights under which it had been presented to him."
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"I would never say President Obama doesn't have the capacity to continue to serve because of his statement that there are 56 states."
Gerald Walpin
"I would never say President Obama doesn't have the capacity to continue to serve because of his statement that there are 56 states."
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"Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions."
Stephen F. Lynch
"Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions."
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"Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat."
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"He has to do the heavy lifting and the windows and the wash, and also protect the president."
Alan K. Simpson
"He has to do the heavy lifting and the windows and the wash, and also protect the president."
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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."
Christine Todd Whitman
"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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"I think it's less risky for the Kerry campaign to embrace former President Clinton than it is to reject him."
Stuart Rothenberg
"I think it's less risky for the Kerry campaign to embrace former President Clinton than it is to reject him."
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"George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate."
Ed Gillespie
"George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate."
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"I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me."
Mario Cuomo
"I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me."
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"What's been extraordinary about this president, Tim, and what's unique about this president is not that the administration is sputtering but rather everything he's taken on he's been able to accomplish."
Ken Mehlman
"What's been extraordinary about this president, Tim, and what's unique about this president is not that the administration is sputtering but rather everything he's taken on he's been able to accomplish."
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"The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President."
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"The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions."
Gore Vidal
"The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions."
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"The longer the president goes without telling his side of the story, the more unease there will be in the public."
George Stephanopoulos
"The longer the president goes without telling his side of the story, the more unease there will be in the public."
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"I believe we will elect a new President in 2012."
Newt Gingrich
"I believe we will elect a new President in 2012."
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"Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska."
Ben Nelson
"Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska."
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"I oppose the president's plan to privatize Social Security."
Brian Higgins
"I oppose the president's plan to privatize Social Security."
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"I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it."
George H. W. Bush
"I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it."
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"We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished."
Joshua A. Norton
"We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished."
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"Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs."
Rick Perry
"Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs."
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"I'm always happy to have the President visit North Carolina. Unfortunately, the citizens of North Carolina who could be most adversely affected by the President's plan have not been invited to the discussion."
Mel Watt
"I'm always happy to have the President visit North Carolina. Unfortunately, the citizens of North Carolina who could be most adversely affected by the President's plan have not been invited to the discussion."
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"Well, I decided earlier this year that I would run for president, and obviously I needed something to run on."
Craig Armstrong
"Well, I decided earlier this year that I would run for president, and obviously I needed something to run on."
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"Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain."
Jon Stewart
"Yesterday, the president met with a group he calls the coalition of the willing. Or, as the rest of the world calls them, Britain and Spain."
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"If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly."
Bob Filner
"If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly."
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"I'm a huge Obama fan. I think it's such an unbelievably great thing to have a President who's competent and not insane."
Randy Cohen
"I'm a huge Obama fan. I think it's such an unbelievably great thing to have a President who's competent and not insane."
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"Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself."
Robert Teeter
"Most of the things that need to be said about the President are things he can't say himself."
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"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers."
Gerald R. Ford
"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers."
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"I don't think I'll ever be president of anything."
Hoagy Carmichael
"I don't think I'll ever be president of anything."
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"This is said to us, even as this counterfeit president has legalized the Confederate Flag in Mississippi."
Amiri Baraka
"This is said to us, even as this counterfeit president has legalized the Confederate Flag in Mississippi."
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"The President had every reason to believe that the text presented to him was sound... These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president."
George Tenet
"The President had every reason to believe that the text presented to him was sound... These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president."
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"Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do much to a president, do you?"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do much to a president, do you?"
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"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."
Dan Quayle
"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."
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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."
Donald Rumsfeld
"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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"When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views."
Donald Rumsfeld
"When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views."
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"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
Dan Quayle
"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
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"This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."
Dan Quayle
"This President is going to lead us out of this recovery."
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"A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right."
Lyndon B. Johnson
"A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right."
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