Peter White Biography
Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.
Peter White Movies
Peter White Quotes
Prioritizing People Over Economic Considerations
Dave:
I don't want to tell some eight-year-old kid he's gotta sleep in the street because we want people to feel better about their car. Do you want to tell them that?
Secretary of Commerce:
No, sir. No, I sure don't.
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Exploring Options in Crisis Decision-Making
Robert Kennedy:
No, no, NO! Now there is more than one option here, and if one isn't occurring to us, it's because we haven't thought hard enough.
John McCone:
Bobby, sometimes there is only one right choice, and you thank God when it's so clear!
Kennedy:
You're talking a sneak attack. How will that make us look? A big country blasting a little country to the Stone Age. Yeah, we'll be everyone's favorites.
Dean Acheson:
Come on Bobby, that's naïve. This is the real world. You know that better than anybody.
John McCone:
And you weren't so ethically particular when we were talking about options for removing Castro over at CIA.
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