7 quotes by Leonard Garment (1924-2013), American (Attorney & White House Counsel)

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Leonard Garment

Power in Washington is simply the perception of power.

Leonard Garment

It was an act of both conscience and cowardice.

After removing himself from Richard Nixon's defense team when Nixon refused to resign:

Leonard Garment

In Washington, if you don't win, you lose. If you don't survive, you die. If you don't prosper, you fail.

Leonard Garment

The Constitution would not actually be a live enterprise without lobbies because that's the way one petitions for the redress of grievances.

Leonard Garment

The public has to have a head, and if the President takes the heads away, the public will have his.

In the Watergate crisis H. R. Haldeman had asked for a Presidential pardon. A discussion of the request was held by some White House staff members:

Leonard Garment

Power is being able to affect the hegemony of existing systems.

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Born: May 11, 1924
Died: July 13, 2013
Nationality: American
Profession: Attorney & White House Counsel

Biography

Leonard Garment was an American attorney, public servant, and arts advocate. He served U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the White House in various positions from 1969 to 1976, including Counselor to the President, acting Special Counsel to Nixon for the last two years of his presidency, and U.S. Ambassador to the Third Committee at the United Nations.

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