Roosevelt understands that there are things that are worth surrendering your career for, like defending the country against [Adolf] Hitler. — Michael Beschloss Careers Copy Share Image
First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political… — Michael Beschloss American history Copy Share Image
Reagan's defense buildup and SDI, so ridiculed at the time, pressed Gorbachev, while his economy was collapsing, to make arms deals and… — Michael Beschloss Economy 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 Candidates Copy Share Image
We cannot be spun, or at least we'd like to think that we cannot be. And the presidents who are trying to… — Michael Beschloss Historian 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 Great Copy Share Image
The founders were very worried that if parties developed in America, you might have something like the modern Italian system, where you… — Michael Beschloss America Copy Share Image
Even if you have presidents like FDR dealing with someone like Stalin, with whom he didn't exactly all the time disagree... He… — Michael Beschloss Always Copy Share Image
There is a great overlap of tragedy that played out through the generations of the Lincolns. That, coupled with the idea that… — Michael Beschloss Age Copy Share Image
What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system… — Michael Beschloss Choices Copy Share Image