The original thing that fascinated me most was why we expect leaders, and especially presidents, at times to destroy themselves - and… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions,… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
American political scions evoke a central contradiction in our thinking. We believe - or say we do - in nurture, not nature.… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
It is not always a treat to grow up as the heir to a world-famous leader. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Under the system that we now have to nominate presidential candidates, for instance, I would prefer that we have a system that is closer… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Mrs. Johnson was one of our most important First Ladies. Quietly but firmly, she advised LBJ on rhetoric, strategy, and personal relations and helped… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War II, we spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe or at least part of Europe after the devastation of World War II. We did it out of charity, but we also did it to keep the… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
You really do live through someone's life when you hear him six hours a day. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Whether history will view Ronald Reagan as a great president depends, more than anything else, on one question: how much credit does he deserve… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830's really through the 1950's, you had conventions that actually did real business. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
During his last 18 months in office, Eisenhower flew to Asia, Europe, and Latin America and deployed his war hero's popularity to seek new… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Anyone who writes anything on any subject is standing on the shoulders of 900 people who've come before you. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
