“ Jack Kennedy protected a mature and presidential image – tough, yet not unduly combative. David Pietrusza
“ The author's alliterative description of politics since the 1960 presidential debates: "Government by Gotcha". David Pietrusza
“ Eleanor Roosevelt on the changes in John F. Kennedy that led her to drop her opposition to his nomination for president: "He has the qualities of a scholar, and a sense of history. I had the feeling t… David Pietrusza
“ There are really two essential things in campaigning. First, you must be in good humor. If you're going to be a raffle, you are to stay home. Second, you are to make sense in your speeches. These aren… David Pietrusza
“ Eisenhower on LBJ: "He hadn't got the depth of mind nor the breath vision to carry great responsibility. David Pietrusza
“ Nixon wanted view and advice brought to him through intermediaries. He wanted information filtered as it came to him – and he wanted his filters to filter his will back to those whom he must direct. David Pietrusza
“ The author commented that John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign team worked like a band of brothers, while Richard Nixon's campaign team worked like a band of brothers in law under the directio… David Pietrusza
“ JFK apparently felt genuine sympathy for his 1960 presidential opponent Richard Nixon. He felt that, with Nixon's frequent shifts in political philosophy and reinventions, he must have to decide which… David Pietrusza
“ Richard Nixon coveted, to the point of obsession, a controversy-free, stage-managed coronation. David Pietrusza
“ Nixon was by nature a excluder. Halderman like to exclude people. When Nixon's need met Halderman's abilities, you had the most perfect formula for disaster. – Jim Shepley David Pietrusza
“ John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question. David Pietrusza
“ While JFK had made the sale on a political level, he had not yet completed it on an emotional one. David Pietrusza
