More than Nixon or any other 20th-century president, Clinton has devoted his life to winning and keeping the presidency. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Kings and queens are expected to have offspring to carry on the name. There are no such demands on American presidents, but… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
We insist that ours is a government of laws, not men, but it is striking how often large historical forces pivot on… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
The point is that you see candidates running in these different kinds of contests. A primary shows you something that's different from… — 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… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations where the delegates were divided and you would have… — 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… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
Too few presidents have steeped themselves not just in Lincoln's words but his deeds, which is why Obama's acquaintance with the great… — 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
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
As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
You really do live through someone's life when you hear him six hours a day. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
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
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
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
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
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
Anyone who writes anything on any subject is standing on the shoulders of 900 people who've come before you. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin. — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
The original thing that fascinated me most was why we expect leaders, and especially presidents, at times to destroy themselves - and that's a… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan each suffered through his second four years. FDR was checkmated by Congress and the Supreme Court. Ike… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
The more successful sons and daughters know when to lean on their parents - and when to go their own way. George W. Bush… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share
