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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Do not forget that it is a Congress in which the president's party has the majority.
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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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This is a situation in which the vice president by definition is a shadow, ... He must move the way the president moves, he can't move independently and at this point he should move forcefully.
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This is not a great shake-up. This is not the beginning of a great exodus. This is probably one person who stayed too long.
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This is not a full-fledged mea culpa. But by presidential standards, it's there, or pretty close to it, ... The government did screw up, and he is president of the United States.
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This gives him more opportunities to move up in political terms, He's tarnished, and you don't re-buff yourself with one exercise.
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This could be the biggest investigation of 2006.
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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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No question about it. It is overwhelmingly the issue.
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There's a feeling that he's genuine, ... And that can be strange for a fellow with his dynastic history. But he's more Midland (Texas) than Greenwich, Connecticut.
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There's no question it's a new strategy. Coming to Charlotte, as well as going to Cleveland, is not what used to be known as a 'Rose Garden strategy.' It's not to jolly people up. It's an attempt to ... keep Americans behind him -- and patient.