Political Quotes

“it is really a privilege for me to be here on behalf of not only this distinguished gentleman but also his lovely wife. We are sending a team together to take on this most important of our diplomatic posts, and I was thinking coming down the hall, Mr. President, how the Department of State will score this. Is this a political appointee, or career? I opt to say it is a career appointment; Admiral and Mrs. Crowe have given the better part of their lives to the United States as careerists in public service, and this is but another chapter of a long, very distinguished pair of careers. The Admiral and his first lady have been selected by not one, not two, but many Presidents, Democrat and Republican, to take on important assignments. I first knew them when I was privileged to serve in the Department of the Navy, 1969-1974. The Admiral has often said that he very wisely steered his ship, his course, around me so as to make certain that he stayed on a steady course, but nevertheless he succeeded was recognized, went to the very top--Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I have just left a room with Gen. Colin Powell, who incidentally sends his very warmest regards to you, but I think it is important that you think of this as a team effort. I hope Great Britain recognizes that we have selected from many the two that we think are the very, very finest.”