Under the system that we now have to nominate presidential candidates, for instance, I would prefer that we have a system that… — Michael Beschloss 1960s 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 First ladies 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… — Michael Beschloss Billions Copy Share Image
You really do live through someone's life when you hear him six hours a day. — Michael Beschloss Day 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 Cold Copy Share Image
Legacy is what a president does that affects later generations. — Michael Beschloss Doe 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… — Michael Beschloss Actually 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… — Michael Beschloss Democratic 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… — Michael Beschloss Anger Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. — Michael Beschloss America 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 Come 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 Assassination Copy Share Image
The original thing that fascinated me most was why we expect leaders, and especially presidents, at times to destroy themselves - and… — Michael Beschloss Being a good leader Copy Share Image
Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan each suffered through his second four years. FDR was checkmated by Congress and the Supreme… — Michael Beschloss Court Copy Share Image
The more successful sons and daughters know when to lean on their parents - and when to go their own way. George… — Michael Beschloss Children Copy Share Image
Historians often find important decisions few knew were important at the time. — Michael Beschloss Decision making 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 20th century 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 Believe Copy Share Image
Kissinger's monopoly on this historical record has driven many scholars to distraction. Groups of lawyers, scholars, journalists and archivists have used pronunciamento,… — Michael Beschloss Distraction 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 American Copy Share Image
More than Nixon or any other 20th-century president, Clinton has devoted his life to winning and keeping the presidency. — Michael Beschloss Life Copy Share Image
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the… — Michael Beschloss 19th century Copy Share Image
Presidents fall into second-term slumps for different reasons. — Michael Beschloss Different Copy Share Image
You don't say that for a senator to be a great senator he has to vote against his constituency. — Michael Beschloss Senators Copy Share Image
We [the United States] are the world's only superpower right now, so everyone notices every bit of what we do or don't… — Michael Beschloss Bits Copy Share Image
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