Stephen Hess
Stephen Hess
Stephen H. Hessis a senior fellow emeritus in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He studies media, the U.S. presidency, political dynasties and the U.S. government. He first joined Brookings in 1972 and was distinguished research professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University. He served on Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon's White House staff and as an adviser to Presidents Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter...
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People said it would be very hard for Eisenhower to get along without Sherman Adams, but he did, ... We quickly realized that it was Eisenhower who was running the administration all along.
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Polls are a reflection of the headlines. When the news is bad, the president's numbers go down, and when the news is good, they go up,
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She would be better off politically not making a commitment that she wouldn't run for president if she were re-elected, ... Clearly, if (her Senate race) were going to be a squeaker, she'd better give a lot of thought to how she responds to that. But, if, as it appears, she's going to have a pretty easy time of it, why put herself in a position of looking hypocritical or devious?
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Maybe he's been ducking this one because he wants to keep his shirt clean,
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A big, bipartisan vote sends a message to the Iraqis and the White House. It's very, very significant.
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They either refuse to comment or say rather pleasant things.
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The year's gone well economically. The president has had moderate success in his legislative program, probably more than the public has given him credit for.
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There were big, big items, and that was really quite exceptional for one of these speeches.
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There isn't any money. For presidents to make pronouncements it usually means they have to spend money and he's not in a position to spend any more.
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It's more likely that a president will be there -- wherever there is -- and will speak more promptly after a disaster to a very large audience,
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This may be something that is not as permanent as it may look at the moment.
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They're in trouble. He's going to continue to have some victories, but they're going to be harder and harder to get.
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Do not forget that it is a Congress in which the president's party has the majority.
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They took a story that was going to be laugh lines for late-night comedians and turned it into a front-page story. There was something in their attitude there that I think is going to have a lingering effect, about how a certain arrogance seemed to have crept into the White House complex.