Quotes about president Jackson

Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent. Votes: 1

Henry M. Jackson, congressman and senator from 1941 until his death in 1983, achieved far greater renown than most legislators, ran for president in 1972 and 1976, and was for much of the 1970s and 1980s one of the most powerful men in America. Votes: 1

Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda. Votes: 1

One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. President and Nancy Reagan may not have dug his music, but they understood the power Mr. Jackson commanded as a common pop-cultural touchstone for just about everyone else. Votes: 1

From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. Votes: 1

If Barack Obama now, or some black person in the future, should become president, neither Jesse Jackson nor Al Sharpton would be out of a job. A black president can't end black misery; a black president can't be a civil rights leader or primarily a crusader for racial justice. Votes: 1

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president. Votes: 1

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. Votes: 1

The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one. Votes: 1

Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the president is saying that, then who am I to go the other way? Votes: 1

I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President. Votes: 1

Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President. Votes: 1

The president's decision yesterday to set into motion the development of the hydrogen bomb... has placed us on the knife-edge of history. Votes: 1

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president. Obama has that voice. It has to be used. Votes: 1

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. Votes: 1

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin. Votes: 1

Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond. Votes: 1

I came to the conclusion that in order to end racial barriers, I needed to run for the office of the president and put forth an agenda of social justice and world peace. In addition, I concluded that someone needed to run and challenge the liberal orthodoxy. Votes: 1

Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House. Votes: 1

Reverend Jesse Jackson, President-for-Life of the People's Republic of Himself. Votes: 0

If children could vote, Jesse Jackson would be our next president. Votes: 0

Jesse Jackson and Al Not-So-Sharpton would be lisping their ebonic mumbo-jumbo that the policy and the president are racist and bigoted. Votes: 0

I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place. Votes: 0