“The only way to prove his willingness to wait would be to wait.”

“She wasn't being methodological. She was being autobiographical.”

“This isn't about your reputation. Our job right now is to make sure that there to ARE future historians.”

“The kind of people we have in Washington only trust what they think they own.”

“In a crisis, time was always the enemy.”

“To Tom, the march of technology was equivalent to the march of civilization.”

“Size and elaboration were often mistaken for importance.”

“It is difficult to trust someone not raised to doctrine.”

“They loved the sound of their own voices. No decision would be reached anytime soon.”

“In spite of his Cold War credentials, Kennedy still believed in the power of words.”

“He had been around politicians for a long time, and he was prepared for some outburst.”