Based Quote by H. W. Brands

Historians sometimes view presidents very differently from the way the public did at the time. Sometimes they don't.

— Michael Beschloss

It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive…

— David Greenberg

Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians.

— Thomas Frank

Every President has a certain amount of things at the end of their Presidency that can't be reversed.

— B-Real

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

History will look back, and I'm fully prepared to accept any mistakes that history judges to my administration, because the president makes the decisions,…

— George W. Bush

Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership.

— Jim Cantrell

I didn't realize the president was such an historian.

— Mark Shields

Presidents can be judged by the company they choose to keep.

— Nina Easton

Presidents come and go. History comes and goes, but principles endure.

— Ronald Reagan

Every president, as he nears the end of his final term in office, thinks about his place in history.

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

I think all presidents should take the long view of history.

— George W. Bush