The Century (mini) Quotes
Doris Kearns Goodwin: [About FDR's death] : You could see the impact that his life had made on the American people when that famous trainride took place from Warm Springs Georgia to Washington D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people had come out just to see his body go by on the train simply as a tribute to the fact that this man had been their leader through the two greatest crises of their lives, first the depression and then the war itself
Movie: The Century (mini)
Henry Pohl: [about President Kennedy's challenge to get a man on the moon by the end of the decade] I thought that was just about the dumbest thing I had ever heard in my life because we did not have the facility, we did not have the rocket engines, we did not have the life support systems and we didn't have the entry systems.
Movie: The Century (mini)
Steve Allen: [about Ed Sullivan's change of heart after refusing to book Elvis on his show] : As soon as he saw the ratings for show he forgot all about ethical principles and moral scruples and booked Elvis several times.
Movie: The Century (mini)