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

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

Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.

- 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…

- 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 …

- David Herbert Donald

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.

- David Herbert Donald

I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.

- David Herbert Donald

If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.

- 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 …

- David Herbert Donald