In August of 1974, faced with Congressional hearings, a mountain of bad press and the looming threat of impeachment over the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president in…
Category: Political quotes
Jimmy Carter’s “Malaise Speech” (which didn’t include the word ‘malaise’)…
On the night of July 15, 1979, in the midst of his third year as president, Jimmy Carter gave a televised speech from the White House that is often called…
The dual anniversary of Joe McCarthy’s “Red Scare” and Jerry Falwell’s “Purple Scare”…
Two notorious warnings about threats to the American way of life are linked to the date February 9th. In both cases, the quotes generated national attention when they were reported…
Notable quotes quote lists of 2018 (updated)…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This an updated post that fixes some typos and links. I had previously posted the unedited draft by accident. Sorry about that. Every December, I like to read…
“From my cold, dead hands” – Charlton Heston’s most famous and infamous non-movie quote
EDITOR’S NOTE: The recent deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, not long after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, reminded me of the context of Charlton Heston’s first…
“I know nothing!” – the memorable catchphrase of a forgotten political party
Many people associate the catchphrase “I know nothing!” with the television character Sergeant Schultz (actor John Banner). It was one of his frequent lines in the 1960s comedy series Hogan’s…
On this date, Ronald Reagan gave his famous “evil empire” speech—but he didn’t coin the phrase…
If you’re like me, you’re a tired of hearing about Donald Trump and Russia. However, as I was editing this post today on March 8, 2017, I couldn’t help being…
“You say you want a revolution?”
“You say you want a revolution” is a line every Beatles fan knows. It’s from the song “Revolution” on the Beatles’ famed double album known as The White Album. John…
“We will bury you!” (Or something like that.)
On November 18, 1956, Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev, the head of the Soviet Union, attended a party at the Polish Embassy in Moscow. At that event, he made some boasting…
The 1984 presidential debate that launched the term “Spin Doctors” – and a famous quip…
Nowadays, most people are familiar with the term “spin doctors.” I think they’ve been more omnipresent than ever during the 2016 presidential campaign, though few people know how they got…