David Gergen

“How in heaven's name can a nation with a $1 trillion surplus threaten so much scientific research so vital to its future?”

“We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal.”

“When he hung up on Nancy Reagan, that's when he crossed his final threshold.”

“We've seen the hubris. And now we're seeing the scandals.”

“Trust remains the coin of the realm in politics. A President who is trusted, by the people, by the congress, by the press, by foreign countries, is a President who can get a lot of good things done.”

“Ronald Reagan is clearly to television what Franklin Roosevelt was to radio.”