Top 126 Quotes by Robert Dallek

About Robert Dallek

These are some quotes by American author Robert Dallek Historian, who was born on May 16, 1934.

Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman.

Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman.

Robert Dallek

Richard Nixon had a kind of Walter Mitty fantasy life. He was a man with a grandiose thoughts: dreams of not simply being president but maybe becoming one of the truly great presidents of American history.

Robert Dallek

The CIA's official history of the Bay of Pigs operation is filled with dramatic and harrowing details that not only lay bare the strategic, logistical, and political problems that doomed the invasion, but also how the still-green President John F. Kennedy scrambled to keep the U.S. from entering into a full conflict with Cuba.

Robert Dallek

Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.

Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.

Robert Dallek

After one party loses two elections in a row, there's sort of blood in the water.

After one party loses two elections in a row, there's sort of blood in the water.

Robert Dallek

The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis - often despite the advice they were getting.

The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis - often despite the advice they were getting.

Robert Dallek

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