He managed to hit all the keys on the great American political piano. [about Michael Dukakis's acceptance speech]
Source: In The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, by Robert Andrews, 1989
-- David Brinkley, (Jul 10 1920-2003), US broadcast journalist; He co-anchored, with Chet Huntley, 1958-70; Hosted This Week, 1981-1996.