The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism. Pierre Salinger More Quotes by Pierre Salinger More Quotes From Pierre Salinger American people simply will not countenance being lied to by their own President. Pierre Salinger being-liedpresidentpeople Whole generations have forgotten history. Pierre Salinger generationswholeforgotten The day I became press secretary to the President of the United States, I was in an entirely different world from the one I'd been in the day before. Pierre Salinger united-statespresidentamerica If Bush wins, I'm going to leave the country and spend the rest of my life in France. Pierre Salinger francewinningcountry There have not been children of comparable youth in the White House since the Kennedy era. Pierre Salinger whitehousechildren A funny thing happened on the way to the election - I got to the Senate first. Pierre Salinger funnywayfirsts To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible. Pierre Salinger takenlife-ischildren On several occasions President Kennedy encouraged me to take a lover, an obvious sign he also had some himself. Pierre Salinger alaskaloverspresident Onassis was a man who loved to walk, to walk and talk, and he was the kind of man who doesn't go to sleep at night-he talks and talks. Pierre Salinger sleepmennight I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963. Pierre Salinger texascitiesamerica Believe me, as one who has seen a number of international crises firsthand, they cannot be handled without an understanding of history. Pierre Salinger understandingnumbersbelieve I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich. Pierre Salinger ostrichesemotionalson I may be plucky, but I am not stupid. Pierre Salinger not-stupidstupidmay A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States. Pierre Salinger educationpeoplethinking He's the president of the United States. He's got to work 14 to 16 hours a day, run foreign and domestic policy. If he's got time for mistresses after all that, what the hell difference does it make? Pierre Salinger mistressdifferencesrunning The things that stand out are often the oddities. Pierre Salinger odditiesstanding-out The French were mystified about the Watergate scandal. Pierre Salinger watergatescandal The death of JFK to the resignation of Richard Nixon marked a great turning point in American life. Pierre Salinger resignationturning-pointsamerican-life President Kennedy was a voracious reader and was forever coming up with fascinating bits of information. Pierre Salinger informationpresidentforever One of the problems with a candidate like Bob Kennedy, and his brother before him, was that people assumed they didn't need contributions. Pierre Salinger brotherpeopleneeds
