I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was going on around him. I felt the pressures that were on him. You can see what people were writing to him, how they were nudging him.
I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was going on around him. I felt the pressures… - David Herbert Donald
I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was going on around him. I felt the pressures…
- David Herbert Donald
Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story. - David Herbert Donald
Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.
The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than an… - David Herbert Donald
The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than an…
Here is Theodore Roosevelt with all his faults and with all his strengths - the devoted family man, the passionate game hunter, the astute politician… - David Herbert Donald
Here is Theodore Roosevelt with all his faults and with all his strengths - the devoted family man, the passionate game hunter, the astute politician…
Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and … - David Herbert Donald
Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and …
I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today. - David Herbert Donald
I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.
I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed. - David Herbert Donald
I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.
If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective. - David Herbert Donald
If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.
At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that … - David Herbert Donald
At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that …
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