John Dickerson

In order for a president to be transformational, the old order has to fall as the orthodoxies that kept it in power exhaust themselves.

People out there with pre-existing conditions, they are worried. Are they going to have the guarantee of coverage if they have a pre-existing condition or if they live in a state where the governor decides that's not a part of the health care, or that the prices are going to go up? That's the worry.

Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job; it's different than they expect. They must adapt.

The Chinese, our allies, have been allies with North Korea.

When I was first asked to be on 'Washington Week', I never prepared more for an appearance.

In the end, Obama won, stealing the change message from John Edwards and beating back Hillary Clinton's focus on experience. And the race turned on a remarkable speech Obama gave on the night of Nov. 10, 2007, in Des Moines.