Theodore White quotes

Theodore White was an esteemed American journalist and historian, best known for his insightful coverage of American politics. Born in 1915, he reported on major events like the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. White's most notable work was his series of books called "The Making of the President," which analyzed presidential campaigns from 1960 to 1972. His meticulous research and engaging writing style made him a trusted literary figure, earning him a Pulitzer Prize in 1962. Theodore White's profound impact on political journalism continues to inspire aspiring writers and historians alike.

When that book came out, it was like Columbus telling about America at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella.

- Theodore White

For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.

- Theodore White

A liberal is a person who believes that water can be made to run uphill. A conservative is someone who believes everybody should pay for his water. I'm somewhere in between: I believe water should be free, but that water flows downhill.

- Theodore White

I'd get into a room and disappear into the woodwork. Now the rooms are so crowded with reporters getting behind-the-scenes stories that nobody can get behind-the-scenes stories.

- Theodore White

Generally students are the best vehicles for passing on ideas, for their thoughts are plastic and can be molded and they can adjust the ideas of old men to the shape of reality as they find it in villages and hills of China or in ghettos and suburbs of America.

- Theodore White

When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, he's nobody's friend.

- Theodore White