Pierre Salinger

Pierre Salinger
Pierre Emil George Salingerwas a White House Press Secretary to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Salinger served as a United States Senator in 1964 and was campaign manager for the Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 June 1925
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
jackie people
I was one of the first people to learn that Jackie was going to marry Aristotle Onassis.
names america people
America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show.
funny-things way firsts
A funny thing happened on the way to the election - I got to the Senate first.
stupid may not-stupid
I may be plucky, but I am not stupid.
thinking people president
A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.
suicide son men
I lost two of the greatest men I've ever known to assassination - and a son to suicide.
texas cities america
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.
running differences president
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?
loyalty kennedy-family firsts
As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie.
people president being-lied
American people simply will not countenance being lied to by their own President.
children taken life-is
To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.
happiness tragedy share
I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.
children white house
There have not been children of comparable youth in the White House since the Kennedy era.
oddities standing-out
The things that stand out are often the oddities.