John Slattery Quotes
I was a horrible limo driver: I ran out of gas with passengers in the back and I used to get lost on a regular basis.
Harris, Will. "John Slattery." The A.V. Club, 16 Mar. 2012.
In those days the party bosses picked the Vice Presidential nominee, and they picked Nixon. As the President got to know his running made, his dislike developed. In Nixon’s entire tenure as Vice President he was never invited to the private presidential quarters of the White House for a meeting or a social occasion. Eisenhower, who loved golf and played with many politicians of both parties and many celebrities would never play golf with Nixon. In part, these types of snubs and insults, were the forerunner of the later Nixon hatred of the American establishments that was revealed by the Nixon tapes.
It was almost unheard of for generals and retired generals to criticize the administration publicly, but the George W. Bush Administration polarized not only the country as a whole but the military as well.
Ex HEW Secretary John Gardner, the founder of the citizens' lobby, Common Cause, was testifying before Hays' committee: Gardner, considered an excellent Secretary by most, was a reformer who was making some suggestions not to Hays’ liking. This quote was Hays’ reposponse to Gardner. Hays was not only a bully but his lack of tact caused the State Departmemt much trouble. See {622348}.
John M. Slattery Jr. is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Roger Sterling Jr. in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007-15), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series four times.
