Different Quote by Robert Dallek

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.

— Stephen Ambrose

One wonders if Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's administrations may come to be viewed, in the future, as having been underestimated in some respects.…

— James M Strock

Lyndon Johnson was a profoundly insecure man who feared dissent and craved reassurance. In 1964 and 1965, Johnson's principal goals were to win the…

— H. R. McMaster

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people…

— Robert Caro

“In truth, there will never be enough power in the presidency for an incumbent to make good on a purely constructive leadership project, and…

— Stephen Skowronek

After the 1960s and '70s, there were real doubts about whether a mortal man could handle the country's highest office. It had destroyed Johnson,…

— Nancy Gibbs

I was born in 1970 and I got to see a little bit of [Richard] Nixon's attempts at redefining himself. I saw [Gerald] Ford.

— David Mandel

Nixon was a professional politician, and I despised everything he stood for -- but if he were running for president this year against the…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I don't think the American people had a clear picture of either Nixon or me. I think they thought that Nixon was a strong,…

— George McGovern

Nixon wasn't really considered the president by the youth of America. He was considered to be a fraud and which he proved himself to…

— George Jung

That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great president. A very beautiful and wise man.

— Solomon Burke

Richard Nixon had a kind of Walter Mitty fantasy life. He was a man with a grandiose thoughts: dreams of not simply being president…

— Robert Dallek