Lyndon B. Johnson

Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

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 Constitution of the United States allows us to change; I don't have a problem with that.

Unavoidable circumstances prevent me from giving you ample written instructions. Such however as may be deemed necessary will be prepared and sent to you at the City of Washington in a very few days.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.