Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.
Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure. - Robert Dallek
- Robert Dallek
It is very difficult for [people] to accept the idea that someone as inconsequential as Oswald could have killed someone as consequential as Kennedy. - Robert Dallek
It is very difficult for [people] to accept the idea that someone as inconsequential as Oswald could have killed someone as consequential as Kennedy.
In counterfactual history, nothing is certain. - Robert Dallek
In counterfactual history, nothing is certain.
One doesn't simply write about Lyndon Johnson. You get the Johnson treatment from beyond the grave - arm around you, nose to nose. I should admit tha… - Robert Dallek
One doesn't simply write about Lyndon Johnson. You get the Johnson treatment from beyond the grave - arm around you, nose to nose. I should admit tha…
What makes war interesting for Americans is that we don't fight war on our soil, we don't have direct experience of it, so there's an openness about … - Robert Dallek
What makes war interesting for Americans is that we don't fight war on our soil, we don't have direct experience of it, so there's an openness about …
The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him d… - Robert Dallek
The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him d…
... what's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South Lawn. - Robert Dallek
... what's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South Lawn.
Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws. - Robert Dallek
Presidents by six years have been there long enough for the media and the country to see their flaws.
As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their accomplishments have li… - 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 li…
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