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Because Quotes by Robert Dallek

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Robert Dallek’s take on “Because” is a quick, focused look at his way of framing cause and effect in history. With just nine entries, you’ll see his signature blend of analytical clarity and narrative flair, perfect for a brief yet insightful read.

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The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first…

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Reagan grows up in 1920s Dixon, Illinois, and it's the heartland of America. It's a time when Americans are particularly drawn to…

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Kennedy is remembered as a success mainly because of what came after: Johnson and Vietnam. Nixon and Watergate.

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Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and…

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In 1800, in the first interparty contest, the Federalists warned that presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson, because of his sympathy expressed at the…

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The lifelong health problems of John F. Kennedy constitute one of the best-kept secrets of recent U.S. history - no surprise, because…

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Herbert Hoover was a man of genuine, fine character, but he lacked practical political sense. And he couldn't bend and shift and…

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Don't be intimidated by people who seem to be experts. Hear their points of view and get their judgements. But at the…

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Despite all the public hand-wringing about negative advertising, political veterans will tell you that it persists because, more often than not, it…

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During his presidency, Truman and the Republicans were locked in a series of furious assaults on each other that outraged him and made Truman…

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Experience helped Richard Nixon, but it didn't save him, and it certainly wasn't a blanket endorsement. He blundered terribly in dealing with Vietnam.

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In seeking an empire of liberty, Jefferson wished not only to expand the country's territorial holdings, but also to extend American institutions around the…

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Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.

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Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman.

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For those of us who cry out for gun control, our fears cannot be eliminated as long as the country remains an armed camp…

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The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt…

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For style and for creating a mood of optimism and hope - Kennedy on that count is as effective as any president the country…

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As for Vietnam, what matters is that Kennedy successfully resisted pressure to send anything more than military advisers, a stance that was a likely…

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Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

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I think experience is a terribly overrated idea when it comes to thinking about who should become president.

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By the time a second term rolls around, the illusions about a president have largely evaporated.

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