I regard myself as a grand juror waiting to hear the evidence from the prosecutor, the Judiciary Committee. I'm diametrically opposed to Nixon and everything he stands for, but I want to see the evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors first.
Anyone who comes into your office with an idea, and it may be the silliest idea in the world, listen to them and never ridicule them.
I said in a speech out in Peoria that with Jerry in as vice president, the pressures on Nixon to resign would be unbearable. I know that Republicans see 50 House seats flying out the window in 1974.
You can't assume anything in politics. That's why every Saturday I walk around my district. I talk to the longshoremen in Charlestown. I listen to the people in East Boston and their concern on the airport noise. I walk down to the Star Market in Porter Square, and people tell me about meat prices.
The Reagan program is not working because the program is not fair - and, just as important, because the people themselves know it is not fair.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, if you're straight with the press, they'll be straight with you.
