Every White House has had its intellectuals, but very few presidents have been intellectuals themselves - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Woodrow Wilson, the list more or less stops there.
What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference in order to seek their collective wisdom? There is a wealth of experience in former presidents that generally goes untapped.
I think a lot of presidents learn to be president by being president.
I have a deep appreciation for the wisdom of this guy , George Washington.
One of the things I learned in editing 'The Reagan Diaries' is to never say what Reagan would do, because he surprised people.
I'm not going to give President Bush any advice. He knows. He knows what I think.
We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.'
Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate.
I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it.
The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
