Perhaps No American Family-with The Possible Exception

I Think After Sandy Hook, When Obama Went Out, And He Talked A Lot About Gun Control And Met With The Parents, There Was A Sense That Something Was Going To Happen. But Then, I Guess, The Power Of Special Interests Was Greater Than Public Sentiment.

Once A President Gets To The White House, The Only Audience That Is Left That Really Matters Is History.

That Is What Leadership Is All About: Staking Your Ground Ahead Of Where Opinion Is And Convincing People, Not Simply Following The Popular Opinion Of The Moment.

I Really Believe That What Happens One Day Affects The Next, And I Think That Came From That Experience Of Learning That If I Told The Score Inning By Inning, Play By Play, It Built Up To Its Natural Climax.

I Think The Most Important Thing I Wanted To Say At Various Times To Franklin And Eleanor Roosevelt Was That It Seemed So Sad To Me That - I Really Believe They Loved Each Other And Had A Great Deal Of Affection - But Because Of That Early Hurt In Their Marriage, There Was A Certain Kind Of Distance From Then On, Until Their Deaths Actually. So At Times, I Just Wanted To Push Them Together And Say, "come On, You Guys! I Know You Love Each Other. This Is Crazy!"