Quotes by Lloyd Cutler

About Lloyd Cutler:

Lloyd Norton Cutler was an American attorney, who served as White House Counsel during the Democratic administrations of Presidents Carter and Clinton. He was also the trainer of the former Vice President of the European Parliament and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, M.P. Stavros Lambrinidis.
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Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't l...

Lloyd Cutler

Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan.

Lloyd Cutler

The whole thing was done for internal political reasons to galvanize and unify the country against the Americans, and if they hadn't had that immediate opportunity they would have found another one.

Lloyd Cutler

And we made decisions on each of those matters which were ultimately upheld by the courts.

Lloyd Cutler

I think the President himself is a remarkably intelligent, decent, ethical man. I think he did very well, but I think the job builds up over expectations which all candidates contribute to including this President that simply cannot be fulfilled.

Lloyd Cutler

I learned running the government for the Presidency, which I always thought was difficult, is even more difficult than I thought.

Lloyd Cutler

In the end, the Foreign Ministry had no power at all to do anything.

Lloyd Cutler

Author Bio

  • NameLloyd Cutler
  • DescriptionAmerican lawyer
  • BornNovember 10, 1917
  • DiedMay 8, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer