Bellamy Young Quotes

Theodore Roosevelt had drawn public attention to his attractive family in order to create a bond with ordinary Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt had successfully broached the idea that a First Lady could be nearly as much a public figure as her husband.

Michelle has had to grapple with Hilary Clinton's legacy as First Lady... Michelle Obama never wants to be seen as the kind of First Lady who is overly involved in the West Wing.

My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'

I think being an effective First Lady is first of all being the partner that your husband needs.

General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact he was able to use that power to go around the normal chain of command.

The President can set the cultural agenda.

The First Lady has a lot of power. I hope Hillary Clinton realizes that.

You may not be thinking about politics, but politics is thinking about you.

A President has to do the image stuff that will help him so that he can do the substantive things he wants to do.

Individuals often exercise considerable influence upon the fate of society, but this influence is determined by the internal structure of that society and by its relation to other societies

Every presidential library is a reflection of the society at the time in terms of the media in it.

For 22 years [as a Senator] I worried about all the power at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Now [as Treasury Secretary] I worry about all the power at the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

[Discussing his political contributions:] Now that circumstances have blessed me in terms of my own financial security and sphere of influence, this is my opportunity to influence the direction of the country.

You need a story, a scenario as First Lady.

Certainly I shall not be one of those who, having gained power, do not wish to use it.

In a democracy, as a matter of course, every effort is made to seize upon and create publick opinion, which is, substantially, securing power.

A good politicians knows his friends and a good politician knows his enemies.

I already belong to a very exclusive club. It's called the U. S. Senate.

No White House staff person wants to conflict with the First Lady who goes home and has the ear of the President all night.

Critics intend on changing the balance of public opinion and of political power.

The people can never understand why the President does not use his powers to make them behave. Well all the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

You would think that people who are so powerful would not be so upset by little knocks in the press.

The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.

You can make the First Lady's job whatever you want it to be. To some women the job is more involved with the entertaining. They feel at home doing the things at home.

Mrs. Johnson was one of our most important First Ladies. Quietly but firmly, she advised LBJ on rhetoric, strategy, and personal relations and helped to dampen his volatile mood swings.