Sublime

Nixon had been taken to the woodshed. Ike’s telegram was tantamount to a command, and to make it public, as Eisenhower did, left Nixon little choice. He was to be in Wheeling tomorrow night. Period. Eisenhower was not only reasserting his authority, but he was doing it visibly for all in the country to see.

“I called the head honcho out there when I didn’t hear from them, and I got the impression that Martin Waggoner was a novice, not a full member, and was about to be thrown out anyway.” “Did he tell you that?” “Not in so many words, but that’s the impression the honcho gave me. He wasn’t even interested in the funeral arrangements, even though I tol

when the teacher asked me what my full name was, I calmly told him "Booker Washington,"

Taking phone calls in meetings: “Look at me, I’m busy!” If you get a phone call from Nixon, how much more impressive to not take it.

Avete capito l’antifona? In pratica House disse a Bryan che lui era troppo importante per quel lavoro, e il segretario di stato si mise tranquillo, tutto soddisfatto. Il colonnello House, da quell’esperto uomo di mondo che era, seguiva una delle regole più importanti nelle relazioni umane: cerca di fare in modo che l’altro sia felice di fare quello

Fresh on their minds was the memo that Dick Fuld had sent out the previous night: “The past several months have been extraordinarily challenging, culminating in our bankruptcy filing,” he wrote. “This has been very painful on all of you, both personally and financially. For this, I feel horrible.” To some angry employees, it was an extraordinary un

I called Bill Campbell to tell him the good news: The deal was signed and we would be announcing it in New York on Monday. He replied, “Too bad you can’t go to New York and be part of the announcement; you’ll have to send Marc.” I said, “What do you mean?” He said, “You need to stay home and make sure everybody knows where they stand. You can’t wai

There was an unspoken dignity, an impenetrable reserve that protected him against undue familiarity. Aside from relatives, old friends from college, and senior statesmen whom he had known—men like Josephus Daniels and Al Smith—Louis Howe was the only person to call him Franklin.