“Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws.” YearsLongHas BeensCountryEnoughPresidentMediaSixFlaws Author:Robert Dallek
“As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their accomplishments have little staying power in shaping popular views of their leadership.” LittlesPresidentViewsCenturyPassingPassingsAccomplishmentStaying20th CenturyAcquaintanceStaying Power Author:Robert Dallek
“Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.” PresidentTroublePresident ObamaJohnsonPrescriptionsTimidityTimes Of Trouble Author:Robert Dallek
“Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and NATO, which historians now see as having been at the center of American success in the cold war.” WarPresidentPlansColdDoctrineHistorianCold WarNatoTrumanGreat PresidentsContainmentMarshall PlanAmerican Success Author:Robert Dallek
