Sen. John F. Kennedy gets a favorable reaction in a Gallup poll — even among Republicans, who describe him as "Very smart … deep-thinking … nice-looking … young … of fine lineage … likable … millionaire … headline-hunger … attractive … smart-alec … wrong party … honest … up-and-coming … knowledgeable about politics." 

Robert T. Hartmann writes of Nixon's visit with Nikita Khrushchev:

"It's an ironic fact that the very traits which Nixon's critics have treated most scornfully, a certain icy ruthlessness in verbal battle, aggressive and agile counter-punching rather than direct defense, a lawyer's facility (or trickiness) with words and the knack of swiftly seizing upon any advantage, served him and his country best in the public (and presumably the private) slugfests he had with the communist heavyweight champ."

"Nixon accomplished his difficult mission of pioneer scout but the powwow is out of his hands. Khrushchev started out by giving him the business exactly as he has every western caller since he disposed of his principal rivals and found out his missiles would fly. He sailed into Nixon after their first handshake but the vice president has, as he told his host, "been insulted by experts.' "

Peggy Lee tells Jack Smith: "Whenever I do anything I go all the way. I knock myself out. It has to be that way. Do it or don't do it."

"I don't know what the extent of my
talent is. But I have to find out. I don't want adulation or publicity. I just have to do what I can do."