Political Quotes

“the Op-Ed page of Friday's Washington Post featured an irresistible account by Philip Geyelin, ``When I Danced With Ginger Rogers.'' The occasion was the Gridiron Club dinner of March 28, 1981. With the advent of Ronald Reagan's presidency ``Hooray for Hollywood'' was the evening's theme, and Miss Rogers its most illustrious guest. It happens I was the Democratic speaker that evening, and I had the inexpressible joy of sitting next to Miss Rogers at the head table in my white tie and tails. I took the liberty of expounding, as best I was able, Professor Joseph Reed's theory of the dramatic import of Miss Rogers' abrupt decision to dance with Astaire on that lovely day they were caught in the raid in Regents Park. She confided to me that she had to slip off to dance, that night, with Geyelin. She returned to pronounce him divine!”