I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.
It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.
I actually think, as unusual as it might sound, that working in the White House is an extraordinary life.
Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.
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.
Not everyone has the survival skills of William Jefferson Clinton.
When I first came to Washington, what I admired most was that people were just really, really smart with a tremendous amount of intellectual horsepower and the ability to look at an issue and say something fresh.
I would have to say that Richard Nixon is probably the most gifted and skilled political practitioner, in his pre-presidential years, of all of the American presidents in the 20th century.
It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.
I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans.
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