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“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 hindsight of history, people think it's wise.” quote by Michael Beschloss — Download Open 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 hindsight of history, people think it's wise.”

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As you look back in history, we [the United States] have done wonderful things, the Marshal Plan is the most obvious. After World War II, we spent billions of dollars to rebuild Europe or at least part of Europe after the devastation of World War II. We did it out of charity, but we also did it to keep the…

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Legacy is what a president does that affects later generations.

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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.

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So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he…

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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…

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The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized.

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Anyone who writes anything on any subject is standing on the shoulders of 900 people who've come before you.

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