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
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'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.
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 …
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.
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 an… - 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 an…
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…
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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