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.
Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure. - Robert Dallek
Like Lyndon Johnson, President Obama understands that timidity in a time of troubles is a prescription for failure.
- 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…
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.
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.
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 …
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…
... 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.
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…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion