Presidential Aide Quotes

Every president needs an S. O. B.

Kellyanne is a tireless and tenacious advocate of the president-elect's agenda and has amazing insights on how to effectively communicate the administration's message as part of the senior team in the West Wing.

My role is not to be the President’s friend….When I am no longer the Chief of Staff, I expect to be the President’s friend.

Every President needs a hand holder.

The first person who contacted us was the assistant to President Eisenhower... in the White House.

I vividly remember my first day on the White House staff. My office, of course, was in the Old Executive Office Building. I didn't rate one in the West Wing; but don't try to tell me or any of the rest of us working there that we weren't working in the White House.

I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I'm not, as they say, a potted plant in these meetings.

I actually think, as unusual as it might sound, that working in the White House is an extraordinary life.

I'm an appointee of President Obama.

The margin of error when working on the White House staff is zero. Any mistake you make will wind up on the front page of the Washington Post.

The pundit world, having spent years in awe of Karl Rove, will never understand how bad he is at his White House job.