Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.

Quote by Richard M Nixon

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Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which...

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a...

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an...

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more...

I let the American people down.

I let the American people down.

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no...

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing....

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

The memory of that scene for me is like a frame of film forever frozen...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those...