Presidential Quotes by Robert Dallek

Harry Truman wrote scathing letters, but he almost never sent them.

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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.

— Robert Dallek

When Gingrich attacked CNN's John King for bringing up his alleged proposal of an open marriage to his second wife, Gingrich accused him of…

— Robert Dallek

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…

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek

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

— Robert Dallek