Presidential Advisor Quotes

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA, or recently, in again, Clint's film, In the Line of Fire, the main bad guy is the chief advisor to the president.

A crony is a presidential advisor you don't like.

To this day, I can't understand why the closest man to Jimmy Carter, the key staff guy at the White House, didn't even join us at the White House breakfast meetings where we discussed upcoming legislation with the president. This was unprecedented. People used to say that Jordan was the most brilliant guy around, but you couldn't prove it by me.

[Dan Fried] served six presidents over a 40-year career dating back to the [Jimmy] Carter administration.

Given this president [Donald Trump] and his lack of military experience, I think it actually might be a good thing to have someone who understands the military very deeply to be counseling him.

Donald Trump places great faith in his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Rudy [Giuliani] can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. He's my friend, I like him a lot and respect him, but I don't talk about the advice I give to Donald Trump.

McKinley did not once give a speech to the nation without either wiring, telephoning or writing me, and sending me his speeches before delivering them.

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.

The next President's National Security Advisor ought to be an economist, instead of the usual military officer or arms control expert.

The New York Times reports that [Donald] Trump wants [Jared] Kushner in the White House, and he's exploring whether he can take a position. It's problematic, though, because even an unpaid job could fall under a law prohibiting nepotism.

Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk.