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...Sidey. "Richard Nixon once introduced me to him in Paris. What a master De Gaulle was at sculpting public opinion, at understanding the moods of the people. He remains a great mentor for the world in the leadership business." Additional insights came from President Harry Truman, by way of Rosalynn Carter, whom Sidey interviewed for the story. "She had been reading his memoirs and had come up with a favorite quotation: 'Any schoolboy's afterthought is worth more than the forethought of the greatest statesman.' I think she was trying to tell me something, but with...
...last of a series of White House meetings he and his advisers have held for some 1,000 of his 1,982 delegates. Last week's group of 400 encouraged him more than he did them. "We want Jimmy! We want Jimmy!" they shouted as Carter and Rosalynn, smiling broadly, entered the East Room. "You've got me!" answered Carter, whereupon New York's Hazel Dukes shouted: "And we're going to keep you for four more years!" Chanted the audience: "Four more years, four more years!" Referring to the rules fight, Carter derided attempts...
...Rosalynn left the room, Carter turned back to his aides. "That's the one thing I won't stand for--allowing inexperienced people to take part in delicate foreign policy negotiations just because they happen to be related to the president...
...president finished speaking, his wife Rosalynn entered the room. "Well, Jimmy, I'm off on the road to Morocco now. I just want to get this straight--I'm suppose to offer them 100 fighter planes if they'll take Billy permanently...
Wives have also demonstrated the unique usefulness of family by serving as excellent emissaries and advisers-Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson and Rosalynn Carter come to mind...