American - Politician | February 14, 1968 -
When I was knowingly misled but only learned that much later, that's really when I started to become disillusioned at the White House.
Scott McClellan
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I'm glad to share my views.
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Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake.
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When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duties and loyalty to the President and unable to comment. But I promised reporters and the public that I would someday tell the whole story of what I knew.
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I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.
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As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the White House briefing room.
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I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper.
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I have had a career in public service.
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I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
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My wife and I look for ways to always support the troops, including sending care packages regularly to them.
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I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.
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If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it.
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