As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made… — Michael Beschloss 19th century 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 Good Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people who lies awake all night and worries about all the horrible things that can go wrong, whether… — Michael Beschloss Go 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 Business Copy Share Image
Not to be pompous about it - my thing in life is to write history and not to chat on TV 24… — Michael Beschloss 24 hours Copy Share Image
Historians sometimes view presidents very differently from the way the public did at the time. Sometimes they don't. — Michael Beschloss Historians Copy Share Image
A lot of it was, you know, you look for moments where, for instance, we were dependent on Abraham Lincoln making sure… — Michael Beschloss Civil rights Copy Share Image
You have had presidential candidates over the last 30 years who would have had a very hard time getting nominated under the… — Michael Beschloss Candidates Copy Share Image
You have to raise $100 million, probably, to be serious. — Michael Beschloss Millions Copy Share Image
I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the… — Michael Beschloss Bigs Copy Share Image
Lincoln was able to say, you know, "It will make me very unhappy if I lose the presidency, but I'm committed to… — Michael Beschloss Committed 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
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
The Founders deliberately limited presidential authority. — Michael Beschloss Authority 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
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
It is not always a treat to grow up as the heir to a world-famous leader. — Michael Beschloss Always Copy Share Image
The things we obsess about today, in 40 years seem trivial. — Michael Beschloss About 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
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
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
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
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
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