Political Quotes

“it is my sad duty, as was mentioned by our leaders this morning, to report that Fred Dalton Thompson, who served in this body from 1995 to 2003, representing our State of Tennessee, died in Nashville on Sunday. My wife, Honey, and I and the members of our family--every one of whom valued our friendship with Fred--as well as Members of the Senate, express to Fred's family--his wife Jeri, their children, Hayden and Sammy, and his sons by his earlier marriage to Sarah, Tony and Dan, and his brother Ken--our pride in Fred's life and our sympathy for his death. Very few people can light up the room the way Fred Thompson did. The truth is, most public figures have always been a little jealous of Fred Thompson. His personality had a streak of magic that none of the rest of us have. That magic was on display when he was minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973, asking former White House aide Alexander Butterfield the famous question: ``Mr. Butterfield, are you aware of the installation of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the President?'' thereby publicly revealing the existence of tape- recorded conversations within the White House.…”