“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.” PeopleThinkingBigsPoliticalWiseRiskPresidentialDefiningHindsight Author:Michael Beschloss
“What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system that makes it very hard to choose people who would make the same courage choice as our great presidents. And I guess what I would say is, in this next campaign, take a look at the people who are running. If they don't remind you of the great presidents, do not vote for them.” PeopleRunningChoicesCulturePresidentWorryVoteCourageousWhat If Author:Michael Beschloss
“To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.” PeopleRememberFatherBoysHistoryAssassinationFathers DayCoffins Author:Michael Beschloss
“So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would have been rejected by all those people who had worked with him in Washington.” PeopleIfsHas BeensHardDemocraticHard TimesConventionsRejected1960sNominations Author:Michael Beschloss
