Maureen Dowd Quotes
The White House seems to be a sound-proof booth.
Maureen Dowd, Political Columnist, Comment on the insularity of the Presidency, NPR The Dianne Rehm Show, August 13, 2004
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Maureen Brigid Dowd is an American columnist for The New York Times and an author.