Remark at the time of his first inauguration as quoted in The 168 days (1938) by Joseph Alsop and Turner Catledge, p. 15
1930s
“I am the last President of the United States!”
James Buchanan (1791–1868) American politician, 15th President of the United States (in office from 1857 to 1861)
A statement he is reported to have made several times to others after the secession of South Carolina, or as early as after the election of Abraham Lincoln (1860), as quoted in Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief (2004) by Geoffrey Perret.
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
"A Mock Columnist, Amok" http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/opinion/14dowd.html, in The New York Times (14 October 2007)
Viktor Yanukovych (1950) Ukrainian politician who was the President of Ukraine
Source: "Transcript: Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych on the situation in his country" in The Washington Post https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DGoGVKRGNYMJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/transcript-ukraines-viktor-yanukovych-on-the-situation-in-his-country/2014/03/11/ffb8fefe-a942-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (11 March 2014)
Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) 11th Chief Justice of India
He smiled and replied “You have a point there!”.
During the official visit of President Richard Nixon to India, quoted In: P.250.
Law in the Scientific Era
Bob Woodward (1943) American journalist
Post Reporter's Pulitzer Prize Is Withdrawn; Pulitzer Board Withdraws Post Reporter's Prize (19 April 1981)
Susan Collins (1952) United States Senator from Maine
Answering: "How will his [John McCain's] support for the war affect his presidential chances?" Feb. 5, 2007 <br class="br"> ‘I Hope I’m Wrong’, Newsweek, February 5, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16993944/site/newsweek/,
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
1970s, First Presidential address (1974)
Context: I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers. And I hope that such prayers will also be the first of many.
If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one woman — my dear wife — as I begin this very difficult job.
“I can't deny I'm a better ex-president than I was a president.”
Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)
Interview with reporters, as quoted in "Carter condemns abortion culture" in The Washington Times (3 November 2005) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051103-111740-7148r.htm <br class="br">Post-Presidency
“If I make it, God willing, to the presidency, I will be the first Left president in this country.”
Rodrigo Duterte (1945) Filipino politician and the 16th President of the Philippines
Excerpt from the Speech of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Lyceum of the Philippines University 64th Commencement Exercises https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ_J36h-47Y&t=76(April 24 2016)
