Donald E. Graham

The John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics was originally intended to bring scholars and politicians into closer contact, on the assumption that other office-holders can use academics as profitably as Kennedy did during his political career. ”

A reader's eyes may glaze over after they take in a couple of paragraphs about Canadian tariffs or political developments in Pakistan; a story about the reader himself or his neighbors will be read to the end. ”

The rich are staying in school, and the poor are being drafted. I can't live with that. ”

I won't sell any Facebook shares as long as I'm on the board. When I leave, all my Facebook shares will be donated to two or three D.C. education-related charities I've supported over the years. Thus, a small portion of Facebook's success will be shared with low income students in Washington. ”

I was lucky to become a Facebook board member in late 2008. Restricted stock units granted me at the time have increased many times in value. ”

Before there was an Internet, before there was an A.O.L., the circulation of newspapers was going down. ”