When the economy suffered a recession, sharp tongued Senator Wayne Morse rasped that it was time he showed more interest in increasing employment and less interest in his golf score. The CIO began to count his visits to the golf course, calling him an absentee President. (pg. 149)

Reflecting later on his days in the White House, Ike sighed modestly, You see a poor, rather stupid fellow sitting behind a desk and you wonder why he couldn't do better than that. Unfortunately, that picture comes up too often. (pg. 181)