Natural politicians are skilled actors, recreating reality, adjusting and ad-libbing, synthesizing the scenes, saying the same thing over and over again and making it seem that theyare saying it for the first time.
My favorites are Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, but those are a little off in terms of getting Detroit right on the head. But of course, you know, "D… - David Maraniss
My favorites are Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, but those are a little off in terms of getting Detroit right on the head. But of course, you know, "D…
- David Maraniss
My basic philosophy is that no human being is a saint. - David Maraniss
My basic philosophy is that no human being is a saint.
I discovered in writing the biography of Bill Clinton that it is actually easier to write a biography of someone who is dead. Although you can't inte… - David Maraniss
I discovered in writing the biography of Bill Clinton that it is actually easier to write a biography of someone who is dead. Although you can't inte…
Well, there were several things. One was that the industry itself built in Detroit was abandoning the city - taking factories elsewhere, the corporat… - David Maraniss
Well, there were several things. One was that the industry itself built in Detroit was abandoning the city - taking factories elsewhere, the corporat…
It is?classic Bill Clinton, sincere and deceptive at the same time, requiring a careful reading between the lines. - David Maraniss
It is?classic Bill Clinton, sincere and deceptive at the same time, requiring a careful reading between the lines.
It seemed that I could tell the whole story pretty powerfully in those 18 months between October of '62 and the spring of '64 when they were all at t… - David Maraniss
It seemed that I could tell the whole story pretty powerfully in those 18 months between October of '62 and the spring of '64 when they were all at t…
It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some characte… - David Maraniss
It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some characte…
I said that I'm only there to write the truth, I'm not going to cover anything up, but I'll put everything in context and get as close to the truth o… - David Maraniss
I said that I'm only there to write the truth, I'm not going to cover anything up, but I'll put everything in context and get as close to the truth o…
Originally, John Kennedy was going to come speak, and then Lyndon Johnson. Because it was October of '62, neither made it because of the Cuban missil… - David Maraniss
Originally, John Kennedy was going to come speak, and then Lyndon Johnson. Because it was October of '62, neither made it because of the Cuban missil…
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