Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war. Kitty Kelley More Quotes by Kitty Kelley More Quotes From Kitty Kelley Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it. Kitty Kelley perseverance walks people Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S. military advisers to South Vietnam to more than 16,000. Kitty Kelley military numbers country I don't give you editorial control. I want to meet you. I want to interview everybody who's ever known you. I want to see your correspondence. I want to see your bank statements. But you will have no control over what I write. That's why I really believe in the unauthorized biography. Kitty Kelley writing giving believe I only choose to write about people who are alive, are extremely powerful and as such have influenced our lives. I try to go behind their constructed myths to find the humanity of the person. It takes me about four years on every book and requires hundreds of interviews so I choose people whose lives I respect and achievements are worth recording. Kitty Kelley powerful writing book The difference between authorized and unauthorized biographies is the difference between riding in carriage or squatting in steerage. Kitty Kelley riding biographies differences There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think? Kitty Kelley redemption long thinking While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America. Kitty Kelley girl heart america Barack Obama and Michelle Obama don't go to Georgetown. The Clintons did, indeed. And the Clintons go out and about in Washington now. They go to neighborhood restaurants. Kitty Kelley restaurants clinton neighborhood Both Kennedy and Obama exuded a dash of glamour in their roles as commander-in-chief and became the darlings of Hollywood. As president, each brought to the White House a fashionable and accomplished First Lady, two adorable young children and scene-stealing pets. Kitty Kelley white two children Gay marriage has jumped out of the closet on to the front page. Everyone from the president of the U.S. to retired four-star general Colin Powell is embracing the issue, now supported by most Americans. Still, a few people, like former First Lady Laura Bush appear to be conflicted. Kitty Kelley issues gay stars I admired Eugene McCarthy’s courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the Washington Post, I remained an admirer. Kitty Kelley four jobs years Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table. Kitty Kelley differences done tables Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do. Kitty Kelley disappoint president firsts People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic. Kitty Kelley doe mean people It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time. Kitty Kelley tests would-be writing My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who once described himself as 'an 18-karat manic-depressive who lived a life of violent emotional contradictions with an over-acute capacity for sadness as well as happiness. Kitty Kelley sadness happiness men I am what is known as a benched Catholic and disillusioned by the church doctrine. I believe in things the Catholic Church does not believe in: divorce being one, and a women's right to choose being another. Kitty Kelley divorce catholic believe I have believed in the biographies I have written. I truly can tell you that they have influenced our society politically, culturally, socially. Kitty Kelley written our-society biographies I tend to place my own value in spirituality rather than religiosity. Kitty Kelley spirituality values my-own Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure fair pay for women in the workplace. In addition, he succeeded in getting a measure passed to end discrimination against gays in the military. Kitty Kelley gay military pay
