About Quote by Tina Brown

It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln.

— Tony Kushner

Mr. Lincoln was generous by nature, and though his whole heart was in the war, he could not but respect the valor of those…

— Elizabeth Keckley

Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology.

— Henry Louis Gates

A recommendation to scholars: Write only one book about Lincoln; give it your best shot, and then move on.

— Fred Kaplan

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

Barack Obama knows a lot about a lot of things.

— Jonathan Chait

I teethed on books of heroes such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and King David.

— Luke Ford

Barack Obama is an elegant and literate man with a cosmopolitan sense of the world. He is widely read in philosophy, literature, and history…

— Teju Cole

President Obama awarded a National Medal of Arts to author Stephen King. You know, because if there's anyone who can relate to the story…

— Jimmy Fallon

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship.

— William J. Clinton

There are three things about Barack that really stand out for me: strength, moral authority, and wisdom. ... He has pressed the reset button…

— David Cameron

Obama does seem to have what both FDR and Lincoln had, which is the recognition that you have to hold back at times and…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin