Frank Annunzio Quotes


You would make a very excellent prisoner of war, because you wouldn't tell the enemy a thing.


Context

The congressman was frustrated with the Federal Reserve Board Chairman who did not provide the congressman with as much information as he wished.


Citations

Frank Annunzio, U. S. Congressman (Democrat, IL), Statement to Paul Volcker, House Banking Committee Hearing, July 23, 1980

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This is a major issue for the nation. How can the president be responsible if he is not informed? However, some argue that the President must have “plausibility deniability” so he can deceive foreign leaders without lying to them. The laws require that nothing may be withheld from the President but there are some in the agency including past directors who believe that they sometimes should lie to the President or withhold information when it is in the national interest—which of course only they judge without any checks and balances.


Frank Annunzio
Frank Annunzio
  • Born: January 12, 1915
  • Died: April 8, 2001
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  • Profession: Chicago Tribune

Frank Annunzio was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.