Richard M. Nixon

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can read more

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry and the one who can only speak prose.

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered read more

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe read more

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech by a politician.

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.