Historian Michael Beschloss, an authority on presidential addresses, noted that President Bush used the expression freedom from fear, ... he sees his presidency in very grand terms. (Michael Beschloss)
This is not as clear as saying, 'We are going to turn back the invasion of Kuwait.' The objectives here are a little bit more complex, a little bit more difficult for a president to explain, especially in the middle of a campaign. Bill Clinton really has his job cut out for him. (Michael Beschloss)
If James Madison were here today, Senator Byrd is exactly the kind of leader that he hoped the American Republic in the future would bring to power someone of his stature and his learning and his understanding of history and philosophy. I think he would be very pleased. (Michael Beschloss)
This a person who can change the life of all of us, really, in the snap of a finger, by writing one word. And it's something that Americans are not as aware of because we don't hear that much about these people. We don't see them interact. (Michael Beschloss)
He had been governor of California. But he said, 'Many of the things I learned while I was governor might be very helpful to the Supreme Court,' because while the court to some extent draws on large theory, it's also a very political place. You have to form coalitions. And you also have to be pretty exposed to recent issues, and that's something that a former governor is. (Michael Beschloss)
You have had presidential candidates over the last 30 years who would have had a very hard time getting nominated under the old system. One example is John Kennedy. (Michael Beschloss)
First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties. (Michael Beschloss)
People didn't stop to notice the dog that didn't bark. The dog that didn't bark was something we had feared for a half century -- that even if we won World War II, as we did, it would only be a matter of time before Germany was led by another Hitler ... That didn't happen. And it turns out that much of the reason was what Roosevelt and Truman secretly did during the war. (Michael Beschloss)
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin. (Michael Beschloss)
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. (Michael Beschloss)
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would have been rejected by all those people who had worked with him in Washington. (Michael Beschloss)
Whereas 50 years ago there was an assumption that most people who were in business were conservative, that is not an assumption that people would make anymore. No longer will you find, for instance, a Democratic president having the problem that Kennedy had in 1960 finding a name-brand Democratic businessman for his cabinet. (Michael Beschloss)
The founders were very worried that if parties developed in America, you might have something like the modern Italian system, where you have 20 different parties that divide Congress and the country and can't govern. (Michael Beschloss)
...We might never have had a civil rights bill in 1964. That was one of the most important and best moments of American history, (Michael Beschloss)
In retrospect, I emotionally understand where Morgenthau is coming from, and I admire him for it. At the same time, Morgenthau's plan was too vindictive. In retrospect, if it had been instituted ... it would have left a vacuum for the Soviets. (Michael Beschloss)
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