“Presidents are always also storytellers, purveyors of useful national ...” — Rick Perlstein Quote

“Presidents are always also storytellers, purveyors of useful national mythologies. And surprisingly enough, Richard Nixon, this awkward man who didn't even really like people, had not been so bad at this duty - at least in the first four years of his presidency.”

“As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans do better when the defining issue is national security.”

“When I was a teenager in Milwaukee in the 1980s, life was pretty boring, and I found myself riveted by the sheer melodrama of everyday life of the 1960s.”

“I went through my awkward teenage years. I don't want to go back.”

“I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures. It's so awkward. It looks so cheesy.”

“When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you want me to do? Everyone is very awkward.”